Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB – Get Free Report) and One Stop Systems (NASDAQ:OSS – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
Risk & Volatility
Bel Fuse has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, One Stop Systems has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Bel Fuse and One Stop Systems”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Bel Fuse | $675.46 million | 3.60 | $61.54 million | $4.91 | 39.07 |
| One Stop Systems | $54.69 million | 3.99 | -$13.63 million | ($0.32) | -27.81 |
Bel Fuse has higher revenue and earnings than One Stop Systems. One Stop Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bel Fuse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Bel Fuse and One Stop Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Bel Fuse | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.71 |
| One Stop Systems | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
Bel Fuse currently has a consensus price target of $196.20, indicating a potential upside of 2.29%. One Stop Systems has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.11%. Given Bel Fuse’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bel Fuse is more favorable than One Stop Systems.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
58.4% of Bel Fuse shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.7% of One Stop Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Bel Fuse shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of One Stop Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Bel Fuse and One Stop Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Bel Fuse | 9.11% | 14.80% | 6.40% |
| One Stop Systems | -11.47% | -26.14% | -17.67% |
Summary
Bel Fuse beats One Stop Systems on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Bel Fuse
Bel Fuse Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and sells products that power, protect, and connect electronic circuits. The company’s products are used in the networking, telecommunications, computing, general industrial, high-speed data transmission, military, commercial aerospace, transportation, and e-Mobility industries. It provides power solutions and protection products, including front-end power supplies, board-mount power products, industrial and transportation power products, external power products, and circuit protection products. The company also offers connectivity solutions, such as expanded beam fiber optic connectors, cable assemblies, and active optical devices; copper-based connectors/cable assemblies; radio frequency connectors, cable assemblies, microwave devices, and low loss cables; and ethernet, I/O, and industrial and power connectivity products. In addition, it provides magnetic solutions comprising integrated connector modules, power transformers, SMD power inductors and SMPS transformers, and ethernet discrete components. The company sells its products through direct strategic account managers, regional sales managers working with independent sales representative organizations, and authorized distributors in the United States, the People’s Republic of China, Macao, the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Germany, India, Switzerland, and internationally. Bel Fuse Inc. was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in West Orange, New Jersey.
About One Stop Systems
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.
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