National Instruments (NASDAQ:NATI – Get Rating) and Snail (NASDAQ:SNAL – Get Rating) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.
Profitability
This table compares National Instruments and Snail's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Get National Instruments alerts:| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| National Instruments | 8.59% | 16.91% | 9.28% |
| Snail | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for National Instruments and Snail, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| National Instruments | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Snail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
90.9% of National Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of National Instruments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares National Instruments and Snail's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| National Instruments | $1.47 billion | 4.81 | $89.32 million | $1.05 | 51.56 |
| Snail | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
National Instruments has higher revenue and earnings than Snail.
Summary
National Instruments beats Snail on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About National Instruments
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National Instruments Corp. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of systems to engineers and scientists that accelerate productivity, innovation and discovery. The firm's products include Labview, TestStand, FlexLogger, Voltage, Temperature, Software Defined Radios, Power Accessories, and Repair Services. It provides application software and modular, multifunction hardware that users combine with industry-standard computers, networks and third-party devices to create measurement, automation and embedded systems. The company was founded by Jeffrey L. Kodosky and James J. Truchard in May 1976 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.
About Snail
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Snail, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, markets, publishes, and distributes interactive digital entertainment for consumers worldwide. It offers games, content, and support for various platforms, including game consoles, personal computers, mobile phones, and tablets. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Culver City, California. Snail, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Olive Wood Global Development Limited
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