Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN – Get Free Report) and inTEST (NYSE:INTT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Valens Semiconductor and inTEST’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Valens Semiconductor | -45.23% | -30.58% | -23.97% |
| inTEST | 2.33% | 5.31% | 3.42% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Valens Semiconductor and inTEST”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Valens Semiconductor | $70.62 million | 2.93 | -$31.58 million | ($0.32) | -5.98 |
| inTEST | $128.26 million | 1.13 | $9.34 million | $0.12 | 94.33 |
inTEST has higher revenue and earnings than Valens Semiconductor. Valens Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than inTEST, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Valens Semiconductor and inTEST, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Valens Semiconductor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| inTEST | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
Valens Semiconductor presently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 108.99%. inTEST has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 50.18%. Given Valens Semiconductor’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Valens Semiconductor is more favorable than inTEST.
Risk and Volatility
Valens Semiconductor has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, inTEST has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
33.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.2% of inTEST shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of inTEST shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
inTEST beats Valens Semiconductor on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Valens Semiconductor
Valens Semiconductor Ltd. engages in the provision of semiconductor products for the audio-video and automotive industries. The company offers HDBaseT technology, which enables the simultaneous delivery of ultra-high-definition digital video and audio, Ethernet, USB, control signals, and power through a single long-reach cable. It also provides audio-video solutions for the enterprise, education, industrial, digital signage, industrial, and medical markets. In addition, it offers automotive chipsets that support advanced driver-assistance systems, automotive data solutions, infotainment, telematics, and backbone connectivity. The company’s product series include VS100, VS2000, VS3000, VS6000, VS7000, Valens USB and power extender, Valens VS6320, USB 3.2 Gen1 extension chipset, VA6000, and VA7000. It has a collaboration with iCatch Technology to develop a 360-degree multi-camera videoconferencing solution. The company operates in Israel, China, Hong Kong, the United States, Japan, Germany, Hungary, and internationally. Valens Semiconductor Ltd. is headquartered in Hod Hasharon, Israel.
About inTEST
inTEST Corporation provides test and process technology solutions for use in manufacturing and testing in automotive, defense/aerospace, industrial, life sciences, security, and semiconductor markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Electronic Test, Environmental Technologies, and Process Technologies. The Electronic Test segment offers in2, Cobal, and LS series manipulators that hold various test heads and enable an operator to reposition a test head for alternate use with various probers or handlers on a test floor; and docking hardware products, which protect the interface contacts and ensure proper repeatable and precise alignment between the test head’s interface board and the prober’s probing assembly. This segment also provides tester interfaces that offer electrical connections between the tester and the wafer prober or IC handler; scorpion flying probe test systems that designs and manufactures robotics-based electronic test equipment; and BRiZ automated test and programming services. Its products are used in production testing of wafers and specialized packaged ICs in back-end testing by semiconductor manufacturers. The Environmental Technologies segment provides ThermoStream products that are used in the semi market as a stand-alone temperature management tool, or in various electronic test applications; thermal chambers; thermal platforms; Thermonics temperature conditioning products that offer tempered gas or fluid; and ultra-cold storage solutions, including biomedical freezers, refrigerators, and mobile storage solutions. The Process Technologies segment offers EKOHEAT and EASYHEAT induction heating systems; and digital streaming and image capturing solutions. The company markets and sells its products to semiconductor manufacturers, third-party foundries, test and assembly providers, and original equipment manufacturers. inTEST Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
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