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Light Science Technologies (LST) Competitors

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GBX 3.45 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 07/4/2025

LST vs. CPX, PPIX, ZYT, PSL, BOU, HDT, TWD, SDM, DSCV, and TTG

Should 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

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

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
Light Science Technologies-5.08% -26.55% -0.85%
CAP-XX -130.34%-107.46%-54.80%

In the previous week, CAP-XX had 2 more articles in the media than Light Science Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for CAP-XX and 0 mentions for Light Science Technologies. CAP-XX's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Light Science Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that CAP-XX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Light Science Technologies Neutral
CAP-XX Positive

Light Science Technologies has a beta of -0.82, indicating that its stock price is 182% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CAP-XX has a beta of 2.19, indicating that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Light Science Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 Ratio
Light Science Technologies£10.28M1.10-£521.62K-£0.16-22.09
CAP-XX£67.87M0.43-£88.46M-£0.42-0.63

15.5% of Light Science Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.9% of CAP-XX shares are held by institutional investors. 54.3% of Light Science Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of CAP-XX shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Light Science Technologies beats CAP-XX on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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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£11.35M£1.54B£27.72B£2.96B
Dividend YieldN/A3.19%3.12%5.02%
P/E Ratio-22.0911.5837.24147.88
Price / Sales1.1074.452,028.42258,917.23
Price / Cash3.2547.9338.5127.97
Price / Book5.173.667.224.61
Net Income-£521.62K£40.93M£763.57M£5.90B
7 Day Performance1.17%1.48%2.80%1.04%
1 Month Performance-9.21%8.69%5.52%4.36%
1 Year Performance25.45%3.21%52,212.03%82.36%

Light Science Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LST
Light Science Technologies
N/AGBX 3.45
flat
N/A+19.4%£11.35M£10.28M-22.0986
CPX
CAP-XX
N/AGBX 0.28
-3.4%
N/A+14.2%£30.86M£67.87M-0.67N/A
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 689
+3.6%
GBX 775
+12.5%
+1.4%£667.85M£441.50M43.044,500
TTG
TT Electronics
1.6954 of 5 stars
GBX 112.40
+1.6%
GBX 92.50
-17.7%
-23.5%£200.73M£585.37M-15.744,945

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This page (LON:LST) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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