Head-To-Head Review: ICZOOM Group (NASDAQ:IZM) versus Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS)

ICZOOM Group (NASDAQ:IZM) and Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares ICZOOM Group and Littelfuse’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ICZOOM Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Littelfuse	-1.61%	11.62%	7.39%

Risk and Volatility

ICZOOM Group has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Littelfuse has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

34.3% of ICZOOM Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Littelfuse shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Littelfuse shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ICZOOM Group and Littelfuse”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ICZOOM Group	$187.05 million	0.01	$1.19 million	N/A	N/A
Littelfuse	$2.39 billion	4.41	-$71.70 million	($1.69)	-246.34

ICZOOM Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Littelfuse.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for ICZOOM Group and Littelfuse, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ICZOOM Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Littelfuse	1	0	4	1	2.83

Littelfuse has a consensus target price of $465.83, indicating a potential upside of 11.90%. Given Littelfuse’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Littelfuse is more favorable than ICZOOM Group.

Summary

Littelfuse beats ICZOOM Group on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ICZOOM Group

ICZOOM Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, sells electronic component products to customers in Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China. The company provides semiconductor products, including various integrated circuit, discretes, passive components, and optoelectronics; and equipment, tools, and other electronic component products comprising various electromechanical, maintenance, repair and operations, and various design tools. Its products are used by small and medium-sized enterprises in the consumer electronic industry, Internet of Things, automotive electronics, and industry control segment. The company sells its products through its online platform. It also offers customs clearance, temporary warehousing, logistic, and shipping services. The company was formerly known as Horizon Business Intelligence Co., Limited and changed its name to ICZOOM Group Inc. in May 2018. ICZOOM Group Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, the People's Republic of China.

About Littelfuse

Littelfuse, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electronic components, modules, and subassemblies in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe. The company operates through Electronic, Transportation, and Industrial segments. The Electronics segment offers fuses and fuse accessories, positive temperature coefficient resettable fuses, electromechanical switches and interconnect solutions, polymer electrostatic discharge suppressors, varistors, reed switch based magnetic sensing products, and gas discharge tubes; and discrete transient voltage suppressor (TVS) diodes, TVS diode arrays, protection and switching thyristors, metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors and diodes, and insulated gate bipolar transistors. This segment serves industrial motor drives and power conversion, automotive electronics, electric vehicle and related charging infrastructure, aerospace, power supplies, data centers, telecommunications, medical devices, alternative energy, building and home automation, appliances, and mobile electronics markets. The Transportation segment provides blade, resettable, and high-current and high-voltage fuses, as well as battery cable protectors; fuses, switches, relays, circuit breakers, and power distribution modules; and sensor products. This segment serves heavy-duty truck, construction, agriculture, material handling, and marine. The Industrial segment offers industrial fuses, protection relays, contactors, transformers, residual current devices, ground fault circuit interrupters, residual current monitors, arc fault detection devices, and temperature sensors for use in renewable energy and energy storage systems, electric vehicle infrastructure, HVAC systems, industrial safety, non-residential construction, MRO, mining, and factory automation. It sells its products through distributors, direct sales force, and manufacturers' representatives. Littelfuse, Inc. was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.