RF Industries (NASDAQ:RFIL – Get Free Report) and Interlink Electronics (NASDAQ:LINK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.
Profitability
This table compares RF Industries and Interlink Electronics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| RF Industries | 1.70% | 12.79% | 6.32% |
| Interlink Electronics | -8.95% | -12.38% | -9.81% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for RF Industries and Interlink Electronics, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| RF Industries | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Interlink Electronics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
23.5% of RF Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 20.4% of RF Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 77.5% of Interlink Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares RF Industries and Interlink Electronics”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| RF Industries | $80.59 million | 1.41 | $80,000.00 | $0.14 | 75.07 |
| Interlink Electronics | $12.66 million | 6.72 | -$1.62 million | ($0.07) | -77.14 |
RF Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Interlink Electronics. Interlink Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RF Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
RF Industries beats Interlink Electronics on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About RF Industries
RF Industries, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets interconnect products and systems in the United States, Canada, Italy, Mexico, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, RF Connector and Cable Assembly, and Custom Cabling Manufacturing and Assembly. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes various coaxial connectors and cable assemblies that are integrated with coaxial connectors; custom copper and fiber cable assemblies, complex hybrid fiber optic and power solution cables, adapters, and electromechanical wiring harnesses for communication, computer, LAN, automotive, and medical equipment; energy-efficient cooling systems for wireless base stations and remote equipment shelters; and custom-designed pole-ready 5G small cell integrated enclosures. It also designs and manufactures cable assemblies and wiring harnesses for blue chip industrial, oilfield, instrumentation, medical, and military customers; connectivity solutions to telecommunications and data communications distributors; thermal control systems; and radio frequency and microwave distribution system products, such as dividers, directional couplers, and filters. The company sells its products through warehousing distributors and in-house marketing and sales team. It serves telecommunications carriers and equipment manufacturers, wireless and network infrastructure carriers, and original equipment manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Celltronics, Inc. and changed its name RF Industries, Ltd. in November 1990. RF Industries, Ltd. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
About Interlink Electronics
Interlink Electronics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells force-sensing technologies that incorporate proprietary materials technology, firmware, and software into sensor-based products and custom sensor system solutions in the United States, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and internationally. The company's products include sensor components, subassemblies, modules, and products that support cursor control and novel three-dimensional user inputs. It also provides simple force and piezo sensors to multi-finger capable rugged trackpads; Force-Sensing Resistor sensors; force sensing linear potentiometers for menu navigation and control; and integrated mouse modules and pointing solutions to various electronic devices. In addition, the company offers human machine interface technology platforms for various applications, including vehicle entry, vehicle multi-media control interface, rugged touch controls, presence detection, collision detection, speed and torque controls, pressure mapping, biological monitoring, and others; and embedded firmware development and integration support services. It serves multi-national and start-up companies, technology design houses, original design manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, and universities in various markets, such as consumer electronics, automotive, industrial, and medical through direct sales employees, as well as outside sales representatives and distributors. Interlink Electronics, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
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