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
CAP-XX (LON:CPX) and Light Science Technologies (LON:LST) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.
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.
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.
2.9% of CAP-XX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of Light Science Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.9% of CAP-XX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.3% of Light Science Technologies shares are owned by company 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, 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 media.
CAP-XX has a beta of 2.19, meaning that its share price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Light Science Technologies has a beta of -0.82, meaning that its share price is 182% less 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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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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This page (LON:LST) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
