Light Science Technologies (LST) Competitors GBX 3.51 -0.09 (-2.44%) As of 04:17 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock LST vs. CPX, PPIX, ZYT, PSL, BOU, HDT, TWD, SDM, DSCV, and TTGShould you be buying Light Science Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Light Science Technologies include CAP-XX (CPX), 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 vs. Its Competitors CAP-XX ProPhotonix Zytronic Photonstar Led Group Bould Opportunities Holders Technology Trackwise Designs 25130 (SDM.L) discoverIE Group TT Electronics CAP-XX (LON:CPX) and Light Science Technologies (LON:LST) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Does the media prefer CPX or LST? In the previous week, Light Science Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than CAP-XX. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Light Science Technologies and 0 mentions for CAP-XX. CAP-XX's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Light Science Technologies'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment CAP-XX Neutral Light Science Technologies Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CPX or LST? 2.9% of CAP-XX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of Light Science Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 17.9% of CAP-XX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 54.3% of Light Science Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CPX or LST? CAP-XX received 64 more outperform votes than Light Science Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 36.36% of users gave CAP-XX an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Light Science Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCAP-XXOutperform Votes6436.36% Underperform Votes11263.64% Light Science TechnologiesOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes1100.00% Which has better valuation & earnings, CPX or LST? Light Science Technologies has lower revenue, but higher 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCAP-XX£67.87M0.31-£88.46M-£0.42-0.45Light Science Technologies£10.28M1.12-£521.62K-£0.16-22.48 Which has more risk and volatility, CPX or LST? CAP-XX has a beta of 2.19, meaning that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Light Science Technologies has a beta of -0.82, meaning that its stock price is 182% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CPX or LST more profitable? Light Science Technologies has a net margin of -5.08% compared to CAP-XX's net margin of -130.34%. Light Science Technologies' return on equity of -26.55% beat CAP-XX's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CAP-XX-130.34% -107.46% -54.80% Light Science Technologies -5.08%-26.55%-0.85% SummaryLight Science Technologies beats CAP-XX on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Light Science Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LST and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart LST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLight Science TechnologiesElectronic Components IndustryComputer SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£11.55M£1.38B£26.45B£2.93BDividend YieldN/A3.19%2.96%5.03%P/E Ratio-22.4810.8534.85126.84Price / Sales1.1279.982,702.60216,592.55Price / Cash3.2547.9333.0228.03Price / Book5.263.526.815.22Net Income-£521.62K£40.93M£778.09M£5.90B7 Day Performance-2.17%0.75%3.07%2.78%1 Month Performance-2.74%7.30%5.48%7.91%1 Year Performance11.14%-6.39%52,167.56%85.09% Light Science Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LSTLight Science TechnologiesN/AGBX 3.51-2.4%N/A+17.1%£11.55M£10.28M-22.4886Gap DownCPXCAP-XXN/AGBX 0.17+2.4%N/A+5.8%£18.63M£67.87M-0.40N/AGap UpPPIXProPhotonixN/AN/AN/AN/A£8.16M£14.52M8.75N/AZYTZytronicN/AN/AN/AN/A£4.49M£7.20M-3.47121PSLPhotonstar Led GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.15M£3.62M-0.09N/AGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBOUBould OpportunitiesN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.85M£74K-0.23N/AGap DownHDTHolders TechnologyN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.13M£8.73M-388.4653TWDTrackwise DesignsN/AN/AN/AN/A£899K£7.70M-8.75132SDM25130 (SDM.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.0082,400DSCVdiscoverIE Group1.3463 of 5 starsGBX 666-0.4%GBX 775+16.4%-3.1%£645.55M£441.50M41.604,500Gap DownTTGTT ElectronicsN/AGBX 103-0.6%GBX 92.50-10.2%-34.8%£183.94M£585.37M-14.424,945 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CAP-XX Competitors ProPhotonix Competitors Zytronic Competitors Photonstar Led Group Competitors Bould Opportunities Competitors Holders Technology Competitors Trackwise Designs Competitors 25130 (SDM.L) Competitors discoverIE Group Competitors TT Electronics Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:LST) was last updated on 6/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSpecial gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850%In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. 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