INVE
Identiv, Inc.
INVE's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over INVE overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
INVE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
INVE's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
INVE PE Valuation
INVE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MSFT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 25x | $523 | — |
| Cheap | 27x | $525 | +0.4% |
| Current | 27x | $523 | — |
| Fair | 34x | $652 | +25% |
| Expensive | 37x | $711 | +36% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MSFT's PE is in its cheap range at 27x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 25x next year's earnings.
INVE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
INVE has the edge over MSFT on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
MSFT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for MSFT, with profitability holding steady.
INVE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.67 | -121% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.73 | -123% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.79 | -125% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.62 | -120% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.15 | +$3.73 |
| Q1 2025 | $3.14 | +$3.51 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.14 | +$3.43 |
| Q3 2024 | $3.05 | +$3.25 |
INVE has swung to a loss: it lost $0.67 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
MSFT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $20.79 | +8.6% |
| Q3 2026 | $19.15 | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $17.95 | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $16.80 | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.99 | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.06 | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.64 | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.93 | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.41 | +12% |
MSFT has the edge over INVE on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
INVE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $5.7M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.4M | +41% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.2M | -7.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $5M | -23% |
| Q2 2025 | $5M | -25% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3M | -77% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.7M | -77% |
| Q3 2024 | $6.5M | -79% |
INVE's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $6M last quarter, up 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -97% | +30 points |
| Q1 2026 | -57% | +47 points |
| Q4 2025 | -76% | +23 points |
| Q3 2025 | -111% | +35 points |
| Q2 2025 | -127% | -27 points |
| Q1 2025 | -104% | -85 points |
| Q4 2024 | -99% | -93 points |
| Q3 2024 | -146% | -147 points |
INVE's operating margin was −97% last quarter, up 30 points from the same quarter a year ago.
MSFT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $92.3B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $90B | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $82.9B | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $81.3B | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $77.7B | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $76.4B | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $70.1B | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.6B | +12% |
MSFT has the edge over INVE on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 50% | +0.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 45% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 46% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 47% | +1.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 49% | +2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 45% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 46% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 45% | +1.9 points |
MSFT has the edge over INVE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
INVE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$5.1M | -$1.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.7M | -$136K |
| Q4 2025 | $2.8M | +$9.4M |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.2M | +$4.5M |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.8M | -$2.7M |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.6M | -$2M |
| Q4 2024 | -$6.5M | -280% |
| Q3 2024 | -$7.7M | -$6.7M |
INVE has burned cash in most quarters: −$9M over the past year, against −$22M the year before.
MSFT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $18.6B | -27% |
| Q2 2026 | $19.6B | -23% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.8B | -22% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.9B | -9.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $25.7B | +33% |
| Q2 2025 | $25.6B | +9.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.3B | -3.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.5B | -29% |
MSFT has the edge over INVE on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
INVE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +182K shares |
| 1 year | +1.9% | +459K shares |
| 3 years | +5.1% | +1.2M shares |
| 5 years | +31% | +5.8M shares |
| Available history | +36% | +6.5M shares |
INVE has 24M diluted shares, up 1.9% from a year ago.
MSFT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -7M shares |
| 1 year | -0.3% | -20M shares |
| 3 years | -0.2% | -16M shares |
| 5 years | -1.6% | -121M shares |
| Available history | -3.2% | -245M shares |
MSFT has the edge over INVE on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.4B |
| Q2 2026 | $4.6B |
| Q1 2026 | $4.6B |
| Q4 2025 | $7.4B |
| Q3 2025 | $5.7B |
| Q2 2025 | $4.5B |
| Q1 2025 | $4.8B |
| Q4 2024 | $5B |
MSFT spent $21B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 5.2% from the year before.
INVE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | -31.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -8.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -25.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -31.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | -15.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | 97.4x | High |
| Q1 2020 | 13.1x | High |
| Q4 2019 | 1.4x | Healthy |
INVE has more cash than debt.
MSFT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
MSFT's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
INVE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 58.4 | Neutral |
INVE's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 58 (neutral).
MSFT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 68.0 | Neutral |
MSFT's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 68 (neutral).
INVE PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | INVE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
INVE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MSFT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MSFT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27x | 28x | 2% below |
| PE % | 16 | 35 | 19 pts below |
MSFT is trading at 27x earnings, in line with the Technology sector's median of 28x.
INVE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.53 | 5.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $2.63 | 1.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $3.24 | 18% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.36 | 21% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.79 | 44% below |
INVE has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 44% below its 200-week average.
MSFT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $524.7 | 0.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $484.8 | 7.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $446.9 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $453.8 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $411.5 | 27% above |
MSFT has the edge over INVE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
INVE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.60 | $7.24 | +29% |
| 2021 | $7.24 | $24.4 | +237% |
| 2022 | $24.4 | $6.87 | -72% |
| 2023 | $6.87 | $8.24 | +20% |
| 2024 | $8.24 | $3.69 | -55% |
| 2025 | $3.69 | $3.43 | -7% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.43 | $2.67 | -22% |
INVE's yearly returns have swung widely, from +237% in 2021 to −72% in 2022. It's down 22% so far in 2026.
MSFT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $159.0 | $222.8 | +40% |
| 2021 | $222.8 | $334.7 | +50% |
| 2022 | $334.7 | $238.7 | -29% |
| 2023 | $238.7 | $376.0 | +58% |
| 2024 | $376.0 | $430.5 | +14% |
| 2025 | $430.5 | $487.7 | +13% |
| 2026 YTD | $487.7 | $523.0 | +7.2% |
MSFT has the edge over INVE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.