Senstar Technologies (SNT) vs. Its Rivals Critical Analysis

Senstar Technologies (NASDAQ:SNT) is one of 377 publicly-traded companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Senstar Technologies to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Senstar Technologies and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Senstar Technologies	2.51%	2.39%	1.88%
Senstar Technologies Competitors	-141.16%	-27.05%	-7.22%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

20.7% of Senstar Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by institutional investors. 24.4% of Senstar Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Senstar Technologies and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Senstar Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00
Senstar Technologies Competitors	2055	7629	10462	667	2.47

As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 33.00%. Given Senstar Technologies’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Senstar Technologies has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Senstar Technologies and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Senstar Technologies	$36.37 million	$3.22 million	44.62
Senstar Technologies Competitors	$4.16 billion	$172.92 million	4.88

Senstar Technologies’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Senstar Technologies. Senstar Technologies is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Senstar Technologies has a beta of 2.31, suggesting that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Senstar Technologies’ peers have a beta of -0.30, suggesting that their average stock price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Senstar Technologies peers beat Senstar Technologies on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Senstar Technologies Company Profile

Senstar Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: SNT) is a security technology company that develops and supplies solutions designed to protect critical infrastructure, industrial facilities, government sites and other high-security environments. Its offerings are intended to help organizations detect, assess and respond to physical security threats across perimeter and site operations. The company’s product portfolio includes perimeter intrusion detection systems, intelligent video surveillance and management software, security management platforms, access control solutions and related security sensors.