Iteris (NASDAQ: ITI) is one of 26 public companies in the “Communications equipment, not elsewhere classified” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Iteris to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
This table compares Iteris and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Iteris’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Iteris. Iteris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Iteris has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iteris’ competitors have a beta of 1.70, indicating that their average share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.
This table compares Iteris and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Iteris and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
Iteris currently has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 90.48%. As a group, “Communications equipment, not elsewhere classified” companies have a potential upside of 12.64%. Given Iteris’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Iteris is more favorable than its competitors.
33.6% of Iteris shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.8% of shares of all “Communications equipment, not elsewhere classified” companies are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Iteris shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Communications equipment, not elsewhere classified” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Iteris competitors beat Iteris on 9 of the 13 factors compared.