Trend Micro (OTCMKTS:TMICY) & Elcom International (OTCMKTS:ELCO) Head-To-Head Analysis

Trend Micro (OTCMKTS:TMICY) and Elcom International (OTCMKTS:ELCO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Trend Micro and Elcom International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trend Micro	1	0	0	1	2.50
Elcom International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Volatility and Risk

Trend Micro has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Elcom International has a beta of -0.12, indicating that its share price is 112% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Trend Micro and Elcom International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trend Micro	13.23%	30.36%	9.32%
Elcom International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Trend Micro and Elcom International”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Trend Micro	$1.85 billion	2.60	$231.30 million	$1.88	19.55
Elcom International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Trend Micro has higher revenue and earnings than Elcom International.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Trend Micro shares are held by institutional investors. 13.6% of Elcom International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Trend Micro beats Elcom International on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Trend Micro

Trend Micro Incorporated develops and sells security-related software for computers and related services in Japan and internationally. The company offers platforms, such as vision one platform, attack surface management, extended detection and response (XDR), cloud security, endpoint security, network security, email security, OT/ICS security, and threat intelligence. It also provides services packages, managed XDR, incident response, and support services. Additionally, the company serves 5G networks, healthcare, manufacturing, oil and gas, electric utility, and automotive industries. The company was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Elcom International

Elcom International Inc. provides cloud based e-procurement solutions worldwide. It offers Procure to Pay solutions to publish and manage supplier content, connect to buyers, and analyze spend and procurement processes; eInvoicing solutions to send and receive eInvoices with supplier adoption guaranteed; and sourcing functions to investigate potential suppliers on a local and global basis. The company also provides services for buyers, including catalog processing, development of punchout catalogs, and to integrate Elcom’s PECOS solution into existing purchasing processes; and services for suppliers, such as onboarding of new suppliers to utilize the solution, access to demand generating activities, and to access information and bids that relate to products and services. It offers eProcurement solutions for governments, educational institutions, healthcare organizations, private enterprises, buying groups. Elcom International Inc. was founded in 1992 and is based in Braintree, Massachusetts.