Reviewing International Wire Group (OTCMKTS:ITWG) and Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB)

International Wire Group (OTCMKTS:ITWG) and Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for International Wire Group and Bel Fuse, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Wire Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Bel Fuse	0	0	2	1	3.33

Bel Fuse has a consensus target price of $87.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.62%. Given Bel Fuse’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bel Fuse is more favorable than International Wire Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

58.4% of Bel Fuse shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Bel Fuse shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares International Wire 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
International Wire Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bel Fuse	$639.81 million	1.60	$73.83 million	$4.36	18.72

Bel Fuse has higher revenue and earnings than International Wire Group.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Wire Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bel Fuse	10.44%	17.97%	11.12%

Summary

Bel Fuse beats International Wire Group on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About International Wire Group

International Wire Group Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets wire products for other wire suppliers, distributors, and original equipment manufacturers in the United States, France, Italy, and Poland. The company operates in three segments: Bare Wire, Engineered Wire Products — Europe, and High Performance Conductors. The Bare Wire segment offers bare and tin-plated copper wire products, such as single end, stranded, bunched, cabled and braided, and shielding wires, which are used to transmit digital, video, and audio signals, as well as conduct electricity in the automotive/specialty vehicles, consumer and appliance, electronics and data communications, and industrial and energy markets. The Engineered Wire Products — Europe segment provides specialty braids, ropes, connections, wire meshes, and flexible bars, as well as braided wires to conduct electricity either for power or for grounding purposes for use in the aerospace, automotive/specialty vehicles, and industrial and energy markets. The High Performance Conductors segment manufactures specialty high performance conductors, which include tin, nickel, and silver plated copper and copper alloy conductors comprising high and low temperature conductors, as well as specialty film insulated conductors and micro diameter tubing products. It offers its products to the commercial and military aerospace and defense, electronics and data communications, industrial and energy, and medical products markets. The company sells its products through direct sales people and manufacturers' representatives. International Wire Group Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Camden, New York.

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.