AKTS vs. FKWL, DZSI, SONM, CLRO, MCHX, OSS, GCTS, AIRG, UPLD, and EGIO
Should you be buying Akoustis Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Akoustis Technologies include Franklin Wireless (FKWL), DZS (DZSI), Sonim Technologies (SONM), ClearOne (CLRO), Marchex (MCHX), One Stop Systems (OSS), GCT Semiconductor (GCTS), Airgain (AIRG), Upland Software (UPLD), and Edgio (EGIO). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Akoustis Technologies (NASDAQ:AKTS) and Franklin Wireless (NASDAQ:FKWL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.
Akoustis Technologies received 221 more outperform votes than Franklin Wireless when rated by MarketBeat users.
Franklin Wireless has higher revenue and earnings than Akoustis Technologies. Franklin Wireless is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Akoustis Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Franklin Wireless has a net margin of -5.03% compared to Akoustis Technologies' net margin of -232.77%. Franklin Wireless' return on equity of -5.88% beat Akoustis Technologies' return on equity.
28.8% of Akoustis Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of Franklin Wireless shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Akoustis Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.6% of Franklin Wireless shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Akoustis Technologies has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Wireless has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Akoustis Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $1.92, suggesting a potential upside of 219.44%. Given Akoustis Technologies' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Akoustis Technologies is more favorable than Franklin Wireless.
In the previous week, Akoustis Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Franklin Wireless. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Akoustis Technologies and 0 mentions for Franklin Wireless. Akoustis Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Franklin Wireless' score of 0.00 indicating that Akoustis Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Akoustis Technologies beats Franklin Wireless on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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