NVEC
NVE Corporation
NVEC has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over NVEC overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
NVEC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
NVEC's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
NVEC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 18x | $65.22 | -21% |
| Fair | 22x | $79.57 | -3.7% |
| Current | 22x | $82.60 | — |
| Expensive | 26x | $95.36 | +15% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NVEC's PE is in its fair range at 22x.
SNDK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 3.8x | $937 | — |
| Current | 7.5x | $937 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $2,173 | +132% |
| Fair | 24x | $3,048 | +225% |
| Expensive | 59x | $7,452 | +695% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SNDK has the edge over NVEC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
NVEC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for NVEC to show an outlook.
SNDK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SNDK, with profitability improving.
NVEC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.69 | +29% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.72 | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.14 | +1% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.92 | -5.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.85 | -14% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.00 | -14% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.11 | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.09 | -31% |
NVEC earned $3.69 per share over the past year, up 29% from the year before.
SNDK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $247.30 | +97% |
| Q3 2026 | $125.61 | +$137.63 |
| Q2 2026 | $73.76 | +$85.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.31 | -$6.65 |
SNDK has the edge over NVEC in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
NVEC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.8M | -8.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $11M | +81% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.7M | +5.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.2M | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.3M | -6.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.1M | -10% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.3M | +2.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.1M | -25% |
NVEC's revenue is growing: $6M last quarter, down 8.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 55% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 66% | +3.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 62% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 60% | +1.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 58% | -7.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 62% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 58% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 58% | -7.7 points |
NVEC's operating margin was 55% last quarter, down 2.7 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
SNDK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11B | +378% |
| Q2 2026 | $9B | +372% |
| Q1 2026 | $6B | +251% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +61% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +13% |
SNDK has the edge over NVEC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 80% | +72 points |
| Q2 2026 | 78% | +78 points |
| Q1 2026 | 69% | +180 points |
| Q4 2025 | 35% | +25 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.6% | -9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -111% | -122 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +6.6 points |
SNDK has the edge over NVEC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NVEC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10M | +266% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1M | -74% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.4M | +419% |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.8M | -226% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7M | +41% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.1M | -16% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.4M | -24% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.8M | -20% |
NVEC generated $19M in free cash flow over the past year, up 43% from the year before.
SNDK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.3B | +1340% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +14355% |
| Q1 2026 | $3B | +$3B |
| Q3 2025 | $438M | +$636M |
| Q2 2025 | $49M | +$217M |
| Q1 2025 | -$18M | +$23M |
| Q3 2024 | -$198M | -$157M |
SNDK has the edge over NVEC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NVEC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +5.2K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +11.7K shares |
| 3 years | +0.2% | +10.1K shares |
| 5 years | +0.3% | +14.3K shares |
| Available history | +0.1% | +3.5K shares |
NVEC has the edge over SNDK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $168 |
| Q1 2022 | $163,521 |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
SNDK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | +3.4% | +5M shares |
| 3 years | +6.9% | +10M shares |
SNDK has 154M diluted shares, up 3.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5B |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
NVEC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
NVEC has more cash than debt.
SNDK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
SNDK has more cash than debt.
NVEC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.5 | Oversold |
NVEC's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (oversold).
SNDK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.6 | Oversold |
SNDK's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
NVEC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NVEC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 28x | 20% below |
| PE % | 57 | 35 | 22 pts above |
NVEC is trading at 22x earnings, a 20% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
SNDK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SNDK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.5x | 28x | 73% below |
| PE % | 4 | 27 | 23 pts below |
SNDK has the edge over NVEC on valuation relative to its sector.
NVEC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $92.8 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $100.5 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $86.8 | 4.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $77.8 | 6.2% above |
| 200 week MA | $78.7 | 4.9% above |
NVEC has stronger trend alignment. NVEC is above 2 of 5 weekly averages versus SNDK above 0 of 3.
SNDK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,317.5 | 29% below |
| 20 week MA | $1,465.4 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $1,119.6 | 16% below |
SNDK is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 16% below its 50-week average.
NVEC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $71.4 | $55.6 | -22% |
| 2021 | $55.6 | $67.7 | +22% |
| 2022 | $67.7 | $65.6 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | $65.6 | $78.4 | +20% |
| 2024 | $78.4 | $82.4 | +5.1% |
| 2025 | $82.4 | $61.1 | -26% |
| 2026 YTD | $61.1 | $82.6 | +35% |
NVEC is up 35% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.
SNDK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50.4 | $250.1 | +396% |
| 2026 YTD | $250.1 | $937.5 | +275% |
SNDK has the edge over NVEC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.