Knowles (NYSE:KN – Get Free Report) and Senstar Technologies (NASDAQ:SNT – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
96.3% of Knowles shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Senstar Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Knowles shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of Senstar Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Knowles and Senstar Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Knowles | $593.20 million | 5.03 | $44.20 million | $0.77 | 45.35 |
| Senstar Technologies | $36.37 million | 0.93 | $3.22 million | $0.02 | 72.50 |
Knowles has higher revenue and earnings than Senstar Technologies. Knowles is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Senstar Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Knowles and Senstar Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Knowles | 10.63% | 11.45% | 8.33% |
| Senstar Technologies | 1.34% | 1.16% | 0.91% |
Volatility & Risk
Knowles has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Senstar Technologies has a beta of 2.3, suggesting that its stock price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Knowles and Senstar Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Knowles | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Senstar Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Knowles presently has a consensus target price of $39.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.68%. Given Knowles’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Knowles is more favorable than Senstar Technologies.
Summary
Knowles beats Senstar Technologies on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Knowles
Knowles Corporation offers capacitors, radio frequency (RF) filtering products, balanced armature speakers, micro-acoustic microphones, and audio solutions in Asia, the United States, Europe, other Americas, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Precision Devices (PD); Medtech & Specialty Audio (MSA); and Consumer MEMS Microphones (CMM). The PD segment designs and delivers film, electrolytic, and mica capacitor products for use in power supplies and medical implants; electromagnetic interference filters; and RF filtering solutions for use in satellite communications and radar systems for defense applications. The MSA segment designs and manufactures balanced armature speakers and microphones for the hearing health, audio, and True Wireless Stereo (TWS) markets. The CMM segment designs and manufactures micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) microphones and audio solutions used in applications that serve the ear, mobile, TWS, Internet of Things, computing, and smartphones markets. The company serves the defense, medtech, electric vehicle, industrial, communications, and consumer electronics markets through original equipment manufacturers, their contract manufacturers, suppliers, sales representatives, and distributors. Knowles Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois.
About Senstar Technologies
Senstar Technologies Corporation provides physical, video, and access control security products and solutions worldwide. It offers solutions for critical sites, which leverage its portfolio of perimeter intrusion detection systems, and video management software with intelligent video analytics security solutions, as well as access control products and technologies. The company's solutions and products are optimized for perimeter, outdoor, and general security applications. Its portfolio of critical infrastructure protection and site protection technologies includes various smart barriers and fences, fence mounted sensors, virtual gates, buried and concealed detection systems, and sensors for sub-surface intrusion, such as to secure pipelines, as well as video analytics software and video management systems. Senstar Technologies Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Ottawa, Canada.
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