LPTH vs. GCTS, SQNS, MMAT, LAES, EMKR, MOBX, NA, KOPN, GSIT, and PXLW
Should you be buying LightPath Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LightPath Technologies include GCT Semiconductor (GCTS), Sequans Communications (SQNS), Meta Materials (MMAT), SEALSQ (LAES), EMCORE (EMKR), Mobix Labs (MOBX), Nano Labs (NA), Kopin (KOPN), GSI Technology (GSIT), and Pixelworks (PXLW). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
GCT Semiconductor (NYSE:GCTS) and LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
GCT Semiconductor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LightPath Technologies.
In the previous week, LightPath Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than GCT Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for LightPath Technologies and 0 mentions for GCT Semiconductor. GCT Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat LightPath Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that LightPath Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
LightPath Technologies has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 111.27%. Given GCT Semiconductor's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LightPath Technologies is more favorable than GCT Semiconductor.
GCT Semiconductor has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LightPath Technologies has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.
28.1% of GCT Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of LightPath Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of GCT Semiconductor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of LightPath Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
LightPath Technologies received 320 more outperform votes than GCT Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users.
GCT Semiconductor has a net margin of 0.00% compared to GCT Semiconductor's net margin of -15.48%. GCT Semiconductor's return on equity of -14.22% beat LightPath Technologies' return on equity.
Summary
LightPath Technologies beats GCT Semiconductor on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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