Comparing TTM Technologies (NASDAQ:TTMI) & Microwave Filter (OTCMKTS:MFCO)

Microwave Filter (OTCMKTS:MFCO) and TTM Technologies (NASDAQ:TTMI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

95.8% of TTM Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Microwave Filter shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of TTM Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Microwave Filter and TTM Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Microwave Filter	$2.18 million	1.89	-$260,000.00	$0.06	26.67
TTM Technologies	$2.91 billion	4.70	$177.45 million	$1.85	71.03

TTM Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Microwave Filter. Microwave Filter is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TTM Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Microwave Filter has a beta of 0.16, meaning that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TTM Technologies has a beta of 2.1, meaning that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Microwave Filter and TTM Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Microwave Filter	0	0	0	0	0.00
TTM Technologies	0	2	4	0	2.67

TTM Technologies has a consensus price target of $212.00, suggesting a potential upside of 61.33%. Given TTM Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TTM Technologies is more favorable than Microwave Filter.

Profitability

This table compares Microwave Filter and TTM Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Microwave Filter	N/A	N/A	N/A
TTM Technologies	6.29%	13.70%	6.29%

Summary

TTM Technologies beats Microwave Filter on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Microwave Filter

Microwave Filter Company, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electronic filters for radio and microwave frequencies primarily in the United States. It manufactures RF filters and related components for eliminating interference and facilitating signal processing for cable television, broadcast, commercial and military communications, avionics, radar, navigation, and defense markets. The company also designs waveguide, stripline/microstrip, transmission line, miniature/subminiature, and lumped constant filters. Its configurations include bandpass, highpass, lowpass, bandstop, multiplexers, tunable notch, tunable bandpass, high power filters, amplitude equalized, delay equalized, and filter networks. The company serves 5G, cable television, television and radio broadcast, satellite broadcast, mobile radio, commercial, and aerospace and defense electronics markets. Microwave Filter Company, Inc. was incorporated in 1967 and is based in East Syracuse, New York.

About TTM Technologies

TTM Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells mission systems, radio frequency (RF) components and RF microwave/microelectronic assemblies, and printed circuit boards (PCB) worldwide. The company operates in two segments, PCB and RF&S Components. It offers range of engineered systems, RF and microwave assemblies, HDI PCBs, flexible PCBs, rigid-flex PCBs, custom assemblies and system integration, IC substrates, passive RF components, advanced ceramic RF components, hi-reliability multi-chip modules, beamforming and switching networks, PCB products, RF components, and backplane/custom assembly solutions, including conventional PCBs. It also provides advanced ceramic RF components including standard and etched thick-film ceramic substrates; and hi-reliability multi-chip modules. In addition, the company offers radar systems including maritime surveillance and weather avoidance radar systems, surveillance products, communication systems, RF assembly and test services, and passive RF components. Further, the company provides custom designed application specific integrated circuits, high density interconnect, IC substrates, flexible and rigid flex PCBs, and custom assemblies including backplane and mid-plane assemblies, flexible and rigid-flex assemblies, and RF assemblies, as well as conventional PCBs, such as single-sided, double-sided, and multi-layer boards. Additionally, it offers quick turnaround services, which includes prototype production and ramp-to-volume production, and thermal management. The company serves original equipment manufacturers and electronic manufacturing services providers, original design manufacturers, distributors, and government agencies; and aerospace and defense, data center computing, automotive, medical, industrial, and instrumentation, as well as networking applications. TTM Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1978 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, California.