Frequency Electronics vs Syntec Optics
FEIM and OPTX side by side, both in laboratory apparatus and analytical, optical, measuring, and controlling instruments. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FEIM and OPTX compare
Frequency Electronics is the larger company, worth 2.9 times as much as Syntec Optics ($769M against $266M).
Frequency Electronics grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.3% versus 1.5% for Syntec Optics).
Frequency Electronics keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.7% compared with −8.3% at Syntec Optics.
Frequency Electronics scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 4 for Syntec Optics), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FEIM | OPTX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $769M | $266M |
| Share price | $68.23 | $6.60 |
| Change, 1 year | 118% | 211% |
| Change, 5 years | 598% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.77 | 0.63 |
| Employees | 242 | 164 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 273× | – |
| P/S | 10.6× | 9.1× (better) |
| P/B | 6.4× (better) | 8.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 200× | – |
| FCF yield | −0.02% (better) | −0.15% |
| Fair value | $9.99 | $3.23 |
| Margin of safety | −583% | −104% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.3% (better) | 1.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.1% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −87.8% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −89.0% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 33.0% (better) | 19.6% |
| Operating margin | 2.5% (better) | −4.6% |
| Net margin | 3.7% (better) | −8.3% |
| FCF margin | −0.25% (better) | −1.4% |
| Return on equity | 3.0% (better) | −11.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 3.4% (better) | −6.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.09 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 22.4× | – |
| Current ratio | 5.34 | 5.97 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 14.96 | 20.70 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 0.13% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.13% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 66.6% | 13.8% |
| Held by insiders | 24.5% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$37.5M | $79.9K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.1% | – |
Go deeper
- FEIM stock overview
- FEIM income statement
- FEIM valuation and score
- OPTX stock overview
- OPTX income statement
- OPTX valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.