Light Science Technologies (LST) Competitors

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LST vs. ZYT, WPHO, NAR, CRDL, RCGH, TIDE, TST, SWG, PEN, and GRC

Should you be buying Light Science Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Light Science Technologies include Zytronic (ZYT), Windar Photonics (WPHO), Northamber (NAR), Cordel Group (CRDL), RC365 (RCGH), Crimson Tide (TIDE), Touchstar (TST), Shearwater Group (SWG), Pennant International Group (PEN), and GRC International Group (GRC). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Light Science Technologies vs.

Light Science Technologies (LON:LST) and Zytronic (LON:ZYT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

: Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Light Science Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)

0 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
Zytronic
0 Sell rating(s)

0 Hold rating(s)

0 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
: Zytronic has a net margin of -18.17% compared to Light Science Technologies' net margin of -23.12%. Zytronic's return on equity of -10.94% beat Light Science Technologies' return on equity.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Light Science Technologies -23.12% -72.75% -17.90%
Zytronic -18.17% -10.94% -4.48%
: In the previous week, Light Science Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Zytronic. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Light Science Technologies and 0 mentions for Zytronic. Light Science Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Zytronic's score of 0.00 indicating that Light Science Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Company Overall Sentiment
Light Science Technologies Neutral
Zytronic Neutral
: Zytronic has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Light Science Technologies. Zytronic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Light Science Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Light Science Technologies £8.96M 1.00 -£2.07M -£0.01 -270.00
Zytronic £8.61M 0.65 -£1.56M -£0.15 -366.67
: 8.6% of Light Science Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.3% of Zytronic shares are held by institutional investors. 67.0% of Light Science Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 61.7% of Zytronic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
: Light Science Technologies has a beta of -1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 208% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zytronic has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
: Zytronic received 137 more outperform votes than Light Science Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users.
Company Underperform Outperform
Light Science Technologies N/A N/A
Zytronic Outperform Votes
137
60.89%
Underperform Votes
88
39.11%

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Light Science Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Zytronic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Light Science Technologies	-23.12%	-72.75%	-17.90%
Zytronic	-18.17%	-10.94%	-4.48%

Company	Overall Sentiment
Light Science Technologies	Neutral
Zytronic	Neutral

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Light Science Technologies	£8.96M	1.00	-£2.07M	-£0.01	-270.00
Zytronic	£8.61M	0.65	-£1.56M	-£0.15	-366.67

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Light Science Technologies	N/A	N/A
Zytronic	Outperform Votes 137 60.89%	Underperform Votes 88 39.11%

Summary

Light Science Technologies and Zytronic tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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.

LST vs. The Competition

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Metric	Light Science Technologies	Electronic Components Industry	Computer Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£8.99M	£714.37M	£19.18B	£1.38B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.60%	2.75%	11.93%
P/E Ratio	-263.40	252.10	254.71	1,699.86
Price / Sales	1.00	216.48	522.65	324,161.12
Price / Cash	3.25	37.13	27.74	32.87
Price / Book	2.70	2.37	6.32	2.49
Net Income	-£2.07M	£22.73M	£625.32M	£183.09M
7 Day Performance	8.00%	-0.76%	-3.38%	-0.57%
1 Month Performance	-3.85%	1.78%	-3.71%	3.77%
1 Year Performance	125.00%	3.55%	13.85%	17.13%

Light Science Technologies Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ZYT Zytronic	0 of 5 stars	GBX 55 -4.3%	N/A	-64.3%	£5.59M	£8.61M	-366.67	121	Gap Up
WPHO Windar Photonics	0 of 5 stars	GBX 36.50 +1.4%	N/A	+50.0%	£25.06M	£2.78M	-3,650.00	23	Gap Up
NAR Northamber	0 of 5 stars	GBX 35 flat	N/A	N/A	£9.53M	£67.15M	-1,750.00	108
CRDL Cordel Group	0 of 5 stars	GBX 4.05 flat	N/A	-39.2%	£8.08M	£4.06M	-7.78	35	News Coverage Gap Down
RCGH RC365	0 of 5 stars	GBX 6.10 flat	N/A	N/A	£7.84M	£15.76M	-203.33	11	Gap Down
TIDE Crimson Tide	0 of 5 stars	GBX 155 flat	N/A	+5,338.6%	£10.18M	£6.07M	-1,192.31	52	Gap Down
TST Touchstar	0 of 5 stars	GBX 95 flat	N/A	+18.8%	£7.79M	£7.37M	1,187.50	53	Dividend Increase News Coverage Gap Up
SWG Shearwater Group	0 of 5 stars	GBX 43 flat	N/A	-32.3%	£10.25M	£26.40M	-134.38	100	News Coverage
PEN Pennant International Group	0 of 5 stars	GBX 30.50 flat	N/A	-20.5%	£11.25M	£13.83M	-3,050.00	140
GRC GRC International Group	0 of 5 stars	GBX 6.13 flat	N/A	-56.3%	£6.61M	£14.95M	-612.50	176	News Coverage Gap Down

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Light Science Technologies (LST) Competitors

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