Head to Head Analysis: Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) and SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM)

Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) and SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Mistras Group and SiTime”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mistras Group	$724.02 million	0.76	$16.84 million	$0.70	24.69
SiTime	$326.66 million	58.88	-$42.90 million	($1.01)	-721.35

Mistras Group has higher revenue and earnings than SiTime. SiTime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mistras Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Mistras Group and SiTime’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mistras Group	3.06%	13.60%	5.35%
SiTime	-6.38%	0.53%	0.47%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

74.9% of Mistras Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of SiTime shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Mistras Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of SiTime shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Mistras Group has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SiTime has a beta of 2.91, meaning that its share price is 191% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Mistras Group and SiTime, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mistras Group	0	2	1	0	2.33
SiTime	1	0	8	1	2.90

Mistras Group presently has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.95%. SiTime has a consensus price target of $661.88, suggesting a potential downside of 9.15%. Given Mistras Group’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mistras Group is more favorable than SiTime.

Summary

Mistras Group beats SiTime on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mistras Group

Mistras Group, Inc. provides technology-enabled asset protection solutions in the United States, other Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. The company offers non-destructive testing services; inline inspection for pipelines; and plant condition management software. It also provides maintenance and light mechanical services, such as corrosion removal, mitigation and prevention, insulation installation and removal, electrical, heat tracing, industrial cleaning, pipefitting, and welding; engineering consulting services primarily for process equipment, technologies, and facilities; and utilizes scaffolding and rope access to access at-height and confined assets. In addition, the company offers certified divers for subsea inspection and maintenance; unmanned aerial, land-based, and subsea systems for inspection applications; online condition-monitoring solutions; quality assurance and quality control solutions for new and existing metal and alloy components, materials, and composites. Further, it builds monitoring systems, as well as provides inspection, maintenance, monitoring and data services; and Web-based solutions. Additionally, the company designs, manufactures, and sells acoustic emission sensors, instruments, and turnkey systems for monitoring and testing materials, pressure components, processes, and structures; and ultrasonic testing equipment. It serves oil and gas, aerospace and defense, fossil and nuclear power, power generation and transmission, civil infrastructure, manufacturing, industrial, public infrastructure, petrochemical, transportation, and other process industries, as well as infrastructure, research, and engineering industries. Mistras Group, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Princeton Junction, New Jersey.

About SiTime

SiTime Corporation designs, develops, and sells silicon timing systems solutions in Taiwan, Hong Kong, the United States, Singapore, and internationally. The company provides resonators and clock integrated circuits, and various types of oscillators. It serves various markets, including communications, datacenter, enterprise, automotive, industrial, internet of things, mobile, consumer, and aerospace and defense. The company sells its products directly to customers, distributors, and resellers. SiTime Corporation was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Santa Clara, California.