Head to Head Analysis: Knowles (NYSE:KN) vs. Silynxcom (NYSE:SYNX)

Silynxcom (NYSE:SYNX) and Knowles (NYSE:KN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Silynxcom and Knowles, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silynxcom	0	0	0	0	0.00
Knowles	0	2	0	0	2.00

Knowles has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.88%. Given Knowles’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Knowles is more favorable than Silynxcom.

Profitability

This table compares Silynxcom and Knowles’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silynxcom	N/A	N/A	N/A
Knowles	-27.53%	5.16%	3.51%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Silynxcom and Knowles”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Silynxcom	$7.63 million	1.60	-$2.82 million	N/A	N/A
Knowles	$707.60 million	2.28	$72.40 million	($2.34)	-7.84

Knowles has higher revenue and earnings than Silynxcom.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

96.4% of Knowles shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Knowles shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Knowles beats Silynxcom on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Silynxcom

Silynxcom Ltd. is involved in developing, manufacturing, marketing and selling ruggedized tactical communication headset devices as well as other communication accessories. Silynxcom Ltd. is based in Netanya, Israel.

About Knowles

Knowles Corporation offers capacitors, radio frequency (RF) filtering products, balanced armature speakers, micro-acoustic microphones, and audio solutions in Asia, the United States, Europe, other Americas, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Precision Devices (PD); Medtech & Specialty Audio (MSA); and Consumer MEMS Microphones (CMM). The PD segment designs and delivers film, electrolytic, and mica capacitor products for use in power supplies and medical implants; electromagnetic interference filters; and RF filtering solutions for use in satellite communications and radar systems for defense applications. The MSA segment designs and manufactures balanced armature speakers and microphones for the hearing health, audio, and True Wireless Stereo (TWS) markets. The CMM segment designs and manufactures micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) microphones and audio solutions used in applications that serve the ear, mobile, TWS, Internet of Things, computing, and smartphones markets. The company serves the defense, medtech, electric vehicle, industrial, communications, and consumer electronics markets through original equipment manufacturers, their contract manufacturers, suppliers, sales representatives, and distributors. Knowles Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois.