Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB) versus The Coretec Group (OTCMKTS:CRTG) Financial Survey

The Coretec Group (OTCMKTS:CRTG) and Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares The Coretec Group and Bel Fuse’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Coretec Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bel Fuse	8.59%	14.12%	6.22%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for The Coretec Group and Bel Fuse, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Coretec Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Bel Fuse	0	0	6	1	3.14

Bel Fuse has a consensus target price of $136.80, indicating a potential downside of 1.56%. Given Bel Fuse’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bel Fuse is more favorable than The Coretec Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

58.4% of Bel Fuse shares are held by institutional investors. 63.1% of The Coretec Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Bel Fuse shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares The Coretec Group and Bel Fuse”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Coretec Group	N/A	N/A	-$2.31 million	N/A	N/A
Bel Fuse	$594.03 million	2.96	$40.96 million	$4.08	34.06

Bel Fuse has higher revenue and earnings than The Coretec Group.

Risk and Volatility

The Coretec Group has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bel Fuse has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bel Fuse beats The Coretec Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About The Coretec Group

The Coretec Group Inc. engages in the development of silicon anode active materials for lithium-ion batteries and cyclohexasilane for electric vehicles, cleantech, and tech applications. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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.