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AIOT vs. NN, PL, SEDG, KLIC, DQ, LUNR, AAOI, BELFA, LASR, and HIMX

Should you be buying PowerFleet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PowerFleet include NextNav (NN), Planet Labs PBC (PL), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), DAQO New Energy (DQ), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), Bel Fuse (BELFA), nLight (LASR), and Himax Technologies (HIMX). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

PowerFleet vs. Its Competitors

NextNav (NASDAQ:NN) and PowerFleet (NASDAQ:AIOT) are both electronic equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

PowerFleet has a net margin of -9.95% compared to NextNav's net margin of -2,678.59%. PowerFleet's return on equity of -8.56% beat NextNav's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NextNav-2,678.59% -556.83% -48.66%
PowerFleet -9.95%-8.56%-4.45%

79.2% of NextNav shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of PowerFleet shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.7% of NextNav shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of PowerFleet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NextNav$5.67M413.24-$101.88M-$1.29-13.64
PowerFleet$391.21M1.55-$50.99M-$0.30-15.13

NextNav has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PowerFleet has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

NextNav currently has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.64%. PowerFleet has a consensus target price of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 131.28%. Given PowerFleet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PowerFleet is more favorable than NextNav.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NextNav
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
PowerFleet
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

In the previous week, NextNav had 4 more articles in the media than PowerFleet. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for NextNav and 5 mentions for PowerFleet. NextNav's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat PowerFleet's score of 1.34 indicating that NextNav is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NextNav
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
PowerFleet
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

PowerFleet beats NextNav on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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AIOT vs. The Competition

MetricPowerFleetTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$605.83M$5.64B$7.29B$9.76B
Dividend YieldN/A2.38%958.41%4.49%
P/E Ratio-15.1310.8013.5926.39
Price / Sales1.551.20448.33108.99
Price / CashN/A10.897.9228.92
Price / Book1.322.852.186.58
Net Income-$50.99M$184.49M$571.12M$265.84M
7 Day Performance-5.42%-0.03%-0.23%-0.26%
1 Month Performance19.47%4.03%6.18%5.82%
1 Year Performance-4.42%-3.30%13.18%22.47%

PowerFleet Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AIOT
PowerFleet
2.9652 of 5 stars
$4.49
-1.2%
$10.50
+134.1%
-9.0%$595.82M$391.21M-14.882,518News Coverage
Positive News
NN
NextNav
1.4782 of 5 stars
$17.81
-0.7%
$20.00
+12.3%
+129.5%$2.37B$5.67M-13.8160Positive News
PL
Planet Labs PBC
1.5243 of 5 stars
$7.10
-1.6%
$6.86
-3.3%
+147.0%$2.15B$244.35M-19.71800News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
SEDG
SolarEdge Technologies
3.3727 of 5 stars
$33.82
+1.7%
$18.20
-46.2%
+29.6%$2.01B$901.46M-1.134,930Gap Down
KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
3.9266 of 5 stars
$37.50
-0.8%
$44.33
+18.2%
-16.6%$1.96B$706.23M468.752,746Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Gap Down
DQ
DAQO New Energy
1.6775 of 5 stars
$25.59
+12.1%
$26.10
+2.0%
+77.2%$1.70B$1.03B-4.384,749Buyback Announcement
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
LUNR
Intuitive Machines
3.5088 of 5 stars
$8.77
-1.5%
$15.10
+72.2%
+75.3%$1.57B$228M-2.711Positive News
Gap Down
AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics
3.0929 of 5 stars
$24.20
-5.1%
$27.20
+12.4%
+105.7%$1.51B$249.37M-7.203,309Positive News
BELFA
Bel Fuse
1.9687 of 5 stars
$114.43
-0.7%
$115.00
+0.5%
+34.4%$1.45B$534.79M29.656,300News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
LASR
nLight
2.2351 of 5 stars
$28.80
-3.5%
$26.42
-8.3%
+138.3%$1.44B$198.55M-30.321,100Gap Down
HIMX
Himax Technologies
3.9043 of 5 stars
$8.14
-5.8%
$11.90
+46.2%
+36.7%$1.42B$906.80M19.382,177News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:AIOT) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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