Contrasting One Stop Systems (OSS) and Its Competitors

One Stop Systems (NASDAQ:OSS) is one of 68 publicly-traded companies in the “ELEC PRODS – MISC” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare One Stop Systems to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

32.7% of One Stop Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of shares of all “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.6% of One Stop Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of shares of all “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares One Stop Systems and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
One Stop Systems	$54.69 million	-$13.63 million	-8.07
One Stop Systems Competitors	$3.72 billion	$270.32 million	6.84

One Stop Systems’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than One Stop Systems. One Stop Systems 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.

Risk & Volatility

One Stop Systems has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, One Stop Systems’ competitors have a beta of 0.78, indicating that their average stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares One Stop Systems and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
One Stop Systems	-26.36%	-47.56%	-34.67%
One Stop Systems Competitors	-157.71%	-96.39%	-8.84%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for One Stop Systems and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
One Stop Systems	0	0	2	0	3.00
One Stop Systems Competitors	261	1573	2162	151	2.53

One Stop Systems currently has a consensus target price of $5.25, indicating a potential downside of 2.96%. As a group, “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies have a potential upside of 3.82%. Given One Stop Systems’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe One Stop Systems has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

One Stop Systems competitors beat One Stop Systems on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

One Stop Systems Company Profile

One Stop Systems, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of high-performance compute, high speed storage hardware and software, switch fabrics, and systems for edge deployments in the United States and internationally. The company's systems are built using the central processing unit, graphical processing unit, high-speed switch fabrics, and flash storage technologies. It provides custom servers, data acquisition platforms, compute accelerators, solid-state storage arrays, and system I/O expansion systems, as well as edge optimized industrial and panel PCs, tablets, and handheld compute devices. The company also offers ruggedized mobile tablets and handhelds that meet the specialized requirement for devices deployed at the edge in a diverse set of environmental conditions. It sells its products to multinational companies, governmental agencies, military contractors, military services, and technology providers through its website, web store, direct sales team, and original equipment manufacturer focused sales, as well as through a network of resellers and distributors. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Escondido, California.