Lantronix vs Netgear
LTRX and NTGR side by side, both in computer and office equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LTRX and NTGR compare
Netgear is the larger company, worth 2.4 times as much as Lantronix ($534M against $221M).
Lantronix grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.4% versus −3.2% for Netgear).
Lantronix keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −2.6% compared with −4.9% at Netgear.
Netgear scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 8 for Lantronix), 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 | LTRX | NTGR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $221M | $534M |
| Share price | $4.73 | $19.63 |
| Change, 1 year | −5.6% | −33.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −38.5% | −28.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.39 | 1.26 |
| Employees | 330 | 784 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.8× | 0.8× (better) |
| P/B | 1.8× | 1.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 70.8× | – |
| FCF yield | 1.4% (better) | −1.0% |
| Fair value | $4.43 | $31.97 |
| Margin of safety | −6.9% | 38.6% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.4% (better) | −3.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.1% (better) | −11.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 43.8% (better) | 40.3% |
| Operating margin | −2.6% (better) | −6.0% |
| Net margin | −2.6% (better) | −4.9% |
| FCF margin | 2.5% (better) | −0.79% |
| Return on equity | −3.3% (better) | −7.0% |
| Return on invested capital | −3.7% (better) | −17.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.04 (better) | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.99 (better) | 2.48 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.76 (better) | 1.14 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 11.8% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 11.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 60.0% | 97.4% |
| Held by insiders | 10.5% | 5.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$12.1K (better) | −$453K |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.2% | 7.3% |
Go deeper
- LTRX stock overview
- LTRX income statement
- LTRX valuation and score
- NTGR stock overview
- NTGR income statement
- NTGR valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.