Interlink Electronics (NASDAQ:LINK) and BOE Varitronix (OTCMKTS:VARXF) Head to Head Comparison

Interlink Electronics (NASDAQ:LINK) and BOE Varitronix (OTCMKTS:VARXF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Interlink Electronics and BOE Varitronix, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Interlink Electronics	0	0	1	0	3.00
BOE Varitronix	0	0	0	0	0.00

Interlink Electronics currently has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.21%. Given Interlink Electronics’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Interlink Electronics is more favorable than BOE Varitronix.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.4% of Interlink Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.3% of BOE Varitronix shares are owned by institutional investors. 73.8% of Interlink Electronics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Interlink Electronics and BOE Varitronix’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Interlink Electronics	5.99%	7.39%	6.93%
BOE Varitronix	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Interlink Electronics and BOE Varitronix”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Interlink Electronics	$11.22 million	4.51	$1.26 million	$0.09	86.67
BOE Varitronix	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Interlink Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than BOE Varitronix.

Summary

Interlink Electronics beats BOE Varitronix on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About BOE Varitronix

BOE Varitronix Limited, an investment holding company, designs, manufactures, and sells liquid crystal display and related products in the People’s Republic of China, Europe, the United States, Korea, and internationally. It primarily provides thin film transistor products. The company offers display products for use in automotive applications in digital instrument cluster display, center information display, HUD, rear view, and side view E-mirror products; and products for use in industrial applications, such as white goods, home automation, and other products. In addition, the company engages in the marketing and sales consulting activities. BOE Varitronix Limited was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. BOE Varitronix Limited is a subsidiary of BOE Technology Group Company Limited.