Surge Component (OTCMKTS:SPRS – Get Free Report) and Stoneridge (NYSE:SRI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Surge Component and Stoneridge, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Surge Component | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Stoneridge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 |
Stoneridge has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 125.92%. Given Stoneridge’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Stoneridge is more favorable than Surge Component.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
Volatility & Risk
Surge Component has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stoneridge has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Surge Component and Stoneridge’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Surge Component | 2.80% | 4.98% | 3.87% |
| Stoneridge | -15.24% | -22.50% | -8.17% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Surge Component and Stoneridge”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Surge Component | $36.32 million | 0.57 | $1.14 million | $0.18 | 19.67 |
| Stoneridge | $861.26 million | 0.23 | -$102.83 million | ($4.41) | -1.61 |
Surge Component has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stoneridge. Stoneridge is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Surge Component, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Surge Component beats Stoneridge on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Surge Component
Surge Components, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, supplies electronic products and components. It offers capacitors, which are electrical energy storage devices; and discrete semiconductor components, such as rectifiers, transistors, diodes, circuit protection devices, and audible components comprising audible transducers, Piezo buzzers, speakers, and microphones. The company also provides resonators, alarms, chimes, filters, and discriminators, as well as fuses, printed circuit boards, and switches. Its products are used in the electronic circuitry of various industries, including automotive, computer, communications, cellular telephones, consumer electronics, garage door openers, security equipment, audio equipment, telecom products, computer related products, power supply products, utility meters, and household appliances. The company sells its products to original equipment manufacturers and distributors through independent sales representatives or organizations in Canada, China, other Asian countries, South America, and Europe. Surge Components, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Deer Park, New York.
About Stoneridge
Stoneridge, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs and manufactures engineered electrical and electronic systems, components, and modules for the automotive, commercial, off-highway, motorcycle, and agricultural vehicle markets in North America, South America, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Control Devices, Electronics, and Stoneridge Brazil. The Control Devices segment offers actuators, sensors, switches, actuators, and connectors that monitor, measure, or activate specific functions within a vehicle. The Electronics segment designs and manufactures driver information systems, vision and safety systems, connectivity and compliance products, and electronic control units. Its products collect, store, and display vehicle information, such as speed, pressure, maintenance data, trip information, operator performance, temperature, distance traveled, and driver messages related to vehicle performance. This segment also offers electronic control units that regulate, coordinate, monitor, and direct the operation of the electrical system within a vehicle. The Stoneridge Brazil segment designs, manufactures, and sells vehicle tracking devices and monitoring services; vehicle security alarms and convenience accessories, including parking sensors and rearview cameras; in-vehicle audio and infotainment devices; and driver information systems and telematics solutions. The company provides its products and systems to various original equipment manufacturers and tier 1 customers, as well as aftermarket distributors. Stoneridge, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Novi, Michigan.
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