Critical Analysis: Dakota Active Equity ETF (NASDAQ:DAK) and Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFA)

Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFA) and Dakota Active Equity ETF (NASDAQ:DAK) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Bel Fuse and Dakota Active Equity ETF”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bel Fuse	$675.46 million	3.24	$61.54 million	$4.65	37.19
Dakota Active Equity ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Bel Fuse has higher revenue and earnings than Dakota Active Equity ETF.

Dividends

Bel Fuse pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Dakota Active Equity ETF pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Bel Fuse pays out 5.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bel Fuse has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Bel Fuse and Dakota Active Equity ETF, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bel Fuse	0	1	1	1	3.00
Dakota Active Equity ETF	0	4	4	0	2.77

Bel Fuse currently has a consensus price target of $182.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.53%. Dakota Active Equity ETF has a consensus price target of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Bel Fuse’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bel Fuse is more favorable than Dakota Active Equity ETF.

Risk & Volatility

Bel Fuse has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dakota Active Equity ETF has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.0% of Bel Fuse shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Bel Fuse shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Bel Fuse and Dakota Active Equity ETF’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bel Fuse	9.11%	21.78%	9.42%
Dakota Active Equity ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Bel Fuse beats Dakota Active Equity ETF on 11 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.