RF Industries (NASDAQ:RFIL – Get Free Report) is one of 378 publicly-traded companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare RF Industries to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
23.5% of RF Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.7% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of RF Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares RF Industries and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| RF Industries | 2.83% | 15.61% | 7.82% |
| RF Industries Competitors | -184.55% | -150.00% | -6.93% |
Dividends
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for RF Industries and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| RF Industries | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
| RF Industries Competitors | 2002 | 7528 | 10257 | 626 | 2.47 |
RF Industries currently has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 76.61%. As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 29.45%. Given RF Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe RF Industries is more favorable than its rivals.
Risk & Volatility
RF Industries has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RF Industries’ rivals have a beta of -0.31, meaning that their average stock price is 131% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares RF Industries and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| RF Industries | $86.31 million | $80,000.00 | 37.32 |
| RF Industries Competitors | $3.99 billion | $190.55 million | -0.03 |
RF Industries’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than RF Industries. RF Industries is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Summary
RF Industries beats its rivals on 9 of the 15 factors compared.
About RF Industries
RF Industries, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets interconnect products and systems in the United States, Canada, Italy, Mexico, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, RF Connector and Cable Assembly, and Custom Cabling Manufacturing and Assembly. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes various coaxial connectors and cable assemblies that are integrated with coaxial connectors; custom copper and fiber cable assemblies, complex hybrid fiber optic and power solution cables, adapters, and electromechanical wiring harnesses for communication, computer, LAN, automotive, and medical equipment; energy-efficient cooling systems for wireless base stations and remote equipment shelters; and custom-designed pole-ready 5G small cell integrated enclosures. It also designs and manufactures cable assemblies and wiring harnesses for blue chip industrial, oilfield, instrumentation, medical, and military customers; connectivity solutions to telecommunications and data communications distributors; thermal control systems; and radio frequency and microwave distribution system products, such as dividers, directional couplers, and filters. The company sells its products through warehousing distributors and in-house marketing and sales team. It serves telecommunications carriers and equipment manufacturers, wireless and network infrastructure carriers, and original equipment manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Celltronics, Inc. and changed its name RF Industries, Ltd. in November 1990. RF Industries, Ltd. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
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