CPX vs. LST, PPIX, ZYT, PSL, BOU, HDT, TWD, SDM, DSCV, and TTG
Should you be buying CAP-XX stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CAP-XX include Light Science Technologies (LST), ProPhotonix (PPIX), Zytronic (ZYT), Photonstar Led Group (PSL), Bould Opportunities (BOU), Holders Technology (HDT), Trackwise Designs (TWD), 25130 (SDM.L) (SDM), discoverIE Group (DSCV), and TT Electronics (TTG). These companies are all part of the "electronic components" industry.
Light Science Technologies (LON:LST) and CAP-XX (LON:CPX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.
CAP-XX received 64 more outperform votes than Light Science Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users.
Light Science Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than CAP-XX. Light Science Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CAP-XX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
8.6% of Light Science Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.9% of CAP-XX shares are owned by institutional investors. 67.0% of Light Science Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.0% of CAP-XX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Light Science Technologies had 9 more articles in the media than CAP-XX. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Light Science Technologies and 0 mentions for CAP-XX. Light Science Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat CAP-XX's score of -0.08 indicating that CAP-XX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Light Science Technologies has a net margin of -23.12% compared to Light Science Technologies' net margin of -149.89%. CAP-XX's return on equity of -72.75% beat Light Science Technologies' return on equity.
Light Science Technologies has a beta of -1.02, meaning that its stock price is 202% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CAP-XX has a beta of 2.28, meaning that its stock price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Light Science Technologies beats CAP-XX on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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