RF Industries (NASDAQ:RFIL – Get Free Report) and Vontier (NYSE:VNT – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
23.5% of RF Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of Vontier shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of RF Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Vontier shares 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.
Profitability
This table compares RF Industries and Vontier’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| RF Industries | 2.83% | 15.32% | 7.80% |
| Vontier | 11.34% | 38.57% | 11.30% |
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| RF Industries | $80.59 million | 1.07 | $80,000.00 | $0.22 | 36.14 |
| Vontier | $3.08 billion | 1.43 | $406.10 million | $2.41 | 13.49 |
Vontier has higher revenue and earnings than RF Industries. Vontier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RF Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
RF Industries has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vontier has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for RF Industries and Vontier, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| RF Industries | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Vontier | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.38 |
RF Industries currently has a consensus price target of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 82.39%. Vontier has a consensus price target of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.13%. Given RF Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe RF Industries is more favorable than Vontier.
Summary
Vontier beats RF Industries on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Vontier
Vontier Corporation provides mobility ecosystem solutions worldwide. The company operates through Mobility Technologies, Repair Solutions, and Environmental and Fueling Solutions segments. The Mobility Technologies segment provides digitally equipment solutions for mobility ecosystem, such as point-of-sale and payment systems, workflow automation, telematics, data analytics, software platform, and integrated solutions for alternative fuel dispensing. The Repair Solutions segment manufactures and distributes vehicle repair tools, toolboxes, automotive diagnostic equipment and software through mobile franchise network. The Environmental and Fueling Solutions segment offers environmental, fueling hardware, software, and aftermarket solutions for fueling infrastructures. It also offers a range of solutions, including environmental sensors; fueling equipment; field payment hardware; point-of sale, workflow, and monitoring software; vehicle tracking and fleet management; software solutions for EV charging; and vehicle mechanics, and technicians equipment. The company markets its products and services to retail and commercial fueling, convenience store, and car wash operators; commercial vehicle repair businesses, fleet owners/operators and electric vehicle charging network operators, as well as direct sales personnel and independent distributors. It serves customers in North America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, and Latin America. Vontier Corporation was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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