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Light Science Technologies (LST) Competitors

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GBX 2.94 -0.11 (-3.64%)
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LST vs. PPIX, ZYT, PSL, BOU, HDT, TWD, SDM, DSCV, TTG, and GHH

Should you be buying Light Science Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Light Science Technologies include ProPhotonix (PPIX), Zytronic (ZYT), Photonstar Led Group (PSL), Bould Opportunities (BOU), Holders Technology (HDT), Trackwise Designs (TWD), 25130 (SDM.L) (SDM), discoverIE Group (DSCV), TT Electronics (TTG), and Gooch & Housego (GHH). These companies are all part of the "electronic components" industry.

Light Science Technologies vs. Its Competitors

ProPhotonix (LON:PPIX) and Light Science Technologies (LON:LST) 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 institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

ProPhotonix has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Light Science Technologies' net margin of -5.08%. ProPhotonix's return on equity of 0.00% beat Light Science Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ProPhotonixN/A N/A N/A
Light Science Technologies -5.08%-26.55%-0.85%

In the previous week, Light Science Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than ProPhotonix. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Light Science Technologies and 0 mentions for ProPhotonix. ProPhotonix's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Light Science Technologies'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
ProPhotonix Neutral
Light Science Technologies Neutral

15.5% of Light Science Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 54.3% of Light Science Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

ProPhotonix has higher revenue and earnings than Light Science Technologies. Light Science Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ProPhotonix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ProPhotonix£14.52M0.00N/A£1.00N/A
Light Science Technologies£10.28M0.94-£521.62K-£0.16-18.82

Summary

ProPhotonix beats Light Science Technologies on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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LST vs. The Competition

MetricLight Science TechnologiesElectronic Components IndustryComputer SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£9.67M£1.77B£29.69B£3.17B
Dividend YieldN/A3.19%3.06%5.04%
P/E Ratio-18.8211.6155.72169.23
Price / Sales0.9478.371,324.89465,108.52
Price / Cash3.2547.9335.9827.93
Price / Book4.403.949.456.89
Net Income-£521.62K£40.93M£806.14M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-8.16%-1.48%0.68%0.24%
1 Month Performance-24.64%0.31%1.82%50.01%
1 Year Performance-10.94%10.79%24,165.57%150.48%

Light Science Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LST
Light Science Technologies
N/AGBX 2.94
-3.6%
N/A-9.4%£9.67M£10.28M-18.8286News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
PPIX
ProPhotonix
N/AN/AN/AN/A£8.16M£14.52M8.75N/A
ZYT
Zytronic
N/AN/AN/AN/A£4.49M£7.20M-3.47121
PSL
Photonstar Led Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£3.15M£3.62M-0.09N/AGap Up
High Trading Volume
BOU
Bould Opportunities
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.85M£74K-0.23N/AGap Down
HDT
Holders Technology
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.13M£8.73M-388.4653
TWD
Trackwise Designs
N/AN/AN/AN/A£899K£7.70M-8.75132
SDM
25130 (SDM.L)
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.0082,400
DSCV
discoverIE Group
N/AGBX 618.30
-1.9%
GBX 766.67
+24.0%
-3.8%£599.32M£441.50M38.624,500Gap Down
TTG
TT Electronics
1.0872 of 5 stars
GBX 99.18
-0.2%
GBX 91.50
-7.7%
-37.9%£177.12M£585.37M-13.894,945News Coverage
Gap Up
GHH
Gooch & Housego
1.9501 of 5 stars
GBX 492
-2.4%
GBX 740
+50.4%
+10.8%£124.58M£138.27M113.881,030News Coverage
Dividend Increase

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This page (LON:LST) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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