Video Display (OTCMKTS:VIDE) vs. TTM Technologies (NASDAQ:TTMI) Head-To-Head Review

TTM Technologies (NASDAQ:TTMI) and Video Display (OTCMKTS:VIDE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability and risk.

Volatility and Risk

TTM Technologies has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Video Display has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for TTM Technologies and Video Display, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TTM Technologies	0	0	4	0	3.00
Video Display	0	0	0	0	0.00

TTM Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $52.25, suggesting a potential upside of 29.01%. Given TTM Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe TTM Technologies is more favorable than Video Display.

Profitability

This table compares TTM Technologies and Video Display’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TTM Technologies	3.52%	11.80%	5.37%
Video Display	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.8% of TTM Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of TTM Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.8% of Video Display shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares TTM Technologies and Video Display”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TTM Technologies	$2.44 billion	1.71	$56.30 million	$0.90	45.00
Video Display	$8.30 million	0.00	-$130,000.00	N/A	N/A

TTM Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Video Display.

Summary

TTM Technologies beats Video Display on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TTM Technologies

TTM Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells mission systems, radio frequency (RF) components and RF microwave/microelectronic assemblies, and printed circuit boards (PCB) worldwide. The company operates in two segments, PCB and RF&S Components. It offers range of engineered systems, RF and microwave assemblies, HDI PCBs, flexible PCBs, rigid-flex PCBs, custom assemblies and system integration, IC substrates, passive RF components, advanced ceramic RF components, hi-reliability multi-chip modules, beamforming and switching networks, PCB products, RF components, and backplane/custom assembly solutions, including conventional PCBs. It also provides advanced ceramic RF components including standard and etched thick-film ceramic substrates; and hi-reliability multi-chip modules. In addition, the company offers radar systems including maritime surveillance and weather avoidance radar systems, surveillance products, communication systems, RF assembly and test services, and passive RF components. Further, the company provides custom designed application specific integrated circuits, high density interconnect, IC substrates, flexible and rigid flex PCBs, and custom assemblies including backplane and mid-plane assemblies, flexible and rigid-flex assemblies, and RF assemblies, as well as conventional PCBs, such as single-sided, double-sided, and multi-layer boards. Additionally, it offers quick turnaround services, which includes prototype production and ramp-to-volume production, and thermal management. The company serves original equipment manufacturers and electronic manufacturing services providers, original design manufacturers, distributors, and government agencies; and aerospace and defense, data center computing, automotive, medical, industrial, and instrumentation, as well as networking applications. TTM Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1978 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, California.

About Video Display

Video Display Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, distributes, and installs display products and systems for government, military, aerospace, medical, and commercial organizations worldwide. The company operates in four divisions: Simulation and Training Products; Cyber Secure Products; Data Display CRTs; and Other Computer Products. It offers dome and multi-faceted aircraft simulator display systems, video walls for broadcast and control centers, rugged video walls for combat information centers, rugged flat panel displays and computers, projector and monitor upgrades, and projection screens. The company also provides cyber security products, such as TEMPEST technology products and custom engineering solutions; and various contract services, including the design and testing solutions for defense and niche commercial uses. In addition, it manufactures and distributes cathode ray tubes (CRTs) for use in data display screens, such as computer terminal monitors, medical monitoring equipment, and various other data display applications, as well as in television sets; and distributes CRTs and other electronic tubes purchased from original equipment manufacturers, as well as offers cyber-secure keyboards. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Cocoa, Florida.