LTRX
Lantronix, Inc.
LTRX's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over LTRX overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
LTRX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
LTRX's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
LTRX PE Valuation
LTRX 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.
LTRX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
LTRX 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.
LTRX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.24 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.07 | +$0.19 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.10 | +$0.19 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.16 | +$0.06 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.23 | -$0.10 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.26 | -$0.12 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.29 | -$0.17 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.22 | -$0.04 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.13 | +$0.12 |
LTRX is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.07 per share over the past year, against $0.43 at its worst in early 2020.
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 LTRX on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LTRX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $32.4M | +8.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $31.2M | +8% |
| Q1 2026 | $30.2M | +5.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $29.8M | -4.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $29.8M | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $28.8M | -41% |
| Q1 2025 | $28.5M | -31% |
| Q4 2024 | $31.2M | -16% |
LTRX's revenue is recovering but still below its 2024 peak: $32M last quarter, up 8.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.7% | +3.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | -1.3% | +9.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3.7% | +8.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | -3.6% | +3.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | -5.1% | +1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -11% | -12 points |
| Q1 2025 | -13% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.9% | -2.2 points |
LTRX's operating margin was −1.7% last quarter, up 3.4 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 LTRX 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 LTRX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LTRX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2.6M | -174% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7M | +89% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.9M | -38% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1M | +715% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.5M | +41% |
| Q2 2025 | $909K | -57% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.1M | -34% |
| Q4 2024 | $256K | -92% |
LTRX usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$3M, but it generated $3M over the past year.
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's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $60B over the past year, down 23% from the year before.
LTRX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +16% | +6.6M shares |
| 1 year | +19% | +7.6M shares |
| 3 years | +26% | +9.8M shares |
| 5 years | +63% | +18M shares |
| Available history | +102% | +23.6M shares |
LTRX has 47M diluted shares, up 19% 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 LTRX 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.
LTRX Net Leverage
LTRX's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
LTRX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.0 | Oversold |
LTRX's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (oversold).
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).
LTRX PE vs Technology Sector
LTRX 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.
LTRX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.01 | 25% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.76 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.01 | 25% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.72 | 5.1% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.49 | 0.2% below |
LTRX is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 0.2% 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 LTRX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LTRX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.53 | $4.71 | +33% |
| 2021 | $4.71 | $7.57 | +61% |
| 2022 | $7.57 | $4.15 | -45% |
| 2023 | $4.15 | $5.86 | +41% |
| 2024 | $5.86 | $4.10 | -30% |
| 2025 | $4.10 | $5.80 | +41% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.80 | $4.48 | -23% |
LTRX has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 23% 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 LTRX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.