Napco (NASDAQ:NSSC) Q2 Earnings: Leading The Specialized Technology Pack

The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Napco NSSC and the rest of the specialized technology stocks fared in Q2.

Companies in this sector, especially if they invest wisely, could see demand tailwinds as the world moves towards more IoT (Internet of Things), automation, and analytics. Enterprises across most industries will balk at taking these journeys solo and will enlist companies with expertise and scale in these areas. However, headwinds could include rising competition from larger technology firms, as digitization lowers barriers to entry in the space. Additionally, companies in the space will likely face evolving regulatory scrutiny over data privacy, particularly for surveillance and security technologies. This could make companies have to continually pivot and invest.

The 8 specialized technology stocks we track reported a very strong Q2. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 1.4% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was 6% above.

Amidst this news, share prices of the companies have had a rough stretch. On average, they are down 5.6% since the latest earnings results.

Protecting everything from schools to government facilities since 1969, Napco Security Technologies NSSC manufactures electronic security devices, access control systems, and communication services for intrusion and fire alarm systems.

Napco reported revenues of $55.81 million, up 10% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 6.2%. Overall, it was an incredible quarter for the company with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

Investor expectations, however, were likely higher than Wall Street’s published projections, leaving some wishing for even better results (analysts’ consensus estimates are those published by big banks and advisory firms, not the investors who make buy and sell decisions). The stock is down 8.1% since reporting and currently trades at $35.

We think Napco is a good business, but is it a buy today? Read our full report here, it’s free.

Originally spun off from networking equipment maker Netgear in 2018, Arlo Technologies ARLO provides cloud-based smart security devices and subscription services that help consumers and businesses monitor and protect their homes, properties, and loved ones.

Arlo Technologies reported revenues of $155.9 million, up 20.5% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 4.7%. The business had an incredible quarter with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ EPS guidance for next quarter estimates.

Although it had a fine quarter compared to its peers, the market seems unhappy with the results as the stock is down 22.6% since reporting. It currently trades at $11.97.

With security scanners deployed at airports and borders worldwide and patient monitors used in hospitals across the globe, OSI Systems OSIS designs and manufactures specialized electronic systems for security screening, patient monitoring, and optoelectronic applications.

OSI Systems reported revenues of $484.1 million, down 4.1% year on year, falling short of analysts’ expectations by 8.5%. It was a softer quarter as it posted full-year revenue guidance missing analysts’ expectations and a slight miss of analysts’ full-year EPS guidance estimates.

OSI Systems delivered the weakest performance against analyst estimates, slowest revenue growth, and weakest full-year guidance update of the whole group. As expected, the stock is down 11.9% since the results and currently trades at $192.03.

Read our full analysis of OSI Systems’s results here.

Originally founded in 1968 as a defense contractor for the U.S. government, PAR Technology PAR provides cloud-based software, payment processing, and hardware solutions that help restaurants manage everything from point-of-sale to customer loyalty programs.

PAR Technology reported revenues of $133.4 million, up 18.7% year on year. This print beat analysts’ expectations by 6.5%. It was a very strong quarter as it also logged a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and revenue guidance for next quarter beating analysts’ expectations.

PAR Technology pulled off the biggest analyst estimate beat and highest full-year guidance raise, but had the weakest guidance update in the group. The stock is down 6.9% since reporting and currently trades at $15.94.

Read our full, actionable report on PAR Technology here, it’s free.

Taking its name from the black and white stripes of barcodes, Zebra Technologies ZBRA provides barcode scanners, mobile computers, RFID systems, and other data capture technologies that help businesses track assets and optimize operations.

Zebra reported revenues of $1.56 billion, up 20.4% year on year. This result topped analysts’ expectations by 3.9%. Overall, it was an incredible quarter as it also recorded a solid beat of analysts’ organic revenue estimates and a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

The stock is up 28.7% since reporting and currently trades at $375.38.

Read our full, actionable report on Zebra here, it’s free.