Contrasting Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFA) & Remote Dynamics (OTCMKTS:RMTD)

Remote Dynamics (OTCMKTS:RMTD) and Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Remote Dynamics and Bel Fuse”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Remote Dynamics	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bel Fuse	$675.46 million	4.75	$61.54 million	$4.15	60.80

Bel Fuse has higher revenue and earnings than Remote Dynamics.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Remote Dynamics and Bel Fuse, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Remote Dynamics	0	0	0	0	0.00
Bel Fuse	0	1	0	1	3.00

Bel Fuse has a consensus price target of $250.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.93%. Given Remote Dynamics’ higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Remote Dynamics is more favorable than Bel Fuse.

Profitability

This table compares Remote Dynamics and Bel Fuse’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Remote Dynamics	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bel Fuse	7.84%	22.38%	10.02%

Risk & Volatility

Remote Dynamics has a beta of -0.11, meaning that its share price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bel Fuse has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

6.0% of Bel Fuse shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Bel Fuse shares are held 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.

Summary

Bel Fuse beats Remote Dynamics on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Remote Dynamics

Remote Dynamics, Inc. markets, sells, and supports automatic vehicle location and mobile resource management solutions. It serves its solutions to construction, field services, distribution, limousine, electrical/plumbing, waste management, and government. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.

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.