ALOT vs. KOPN, DDD, RDCM, ZEPP, LTRX, OSS, MKFG, SILC, INVE, and QMCO
Should you be buying AstroNova stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AstroNova include Kopin (KOPN), 3D Systems (DDD), Radcom (RDCM), Zepp Health (ZEPP), Lantronix (LTRX), One Stop Systems (OSS), Markforged (MKFG), Silicom (SILC), Identiv (INVE), and Quantum (QMCO). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
AstroNova vs. Its Competitors
Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) and AstroNova (NASDAQ:ALOT) are both small-cap computer hardware companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
In the previous week, Kopin and Kopin both had 2 articles in the media. AstroNova's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Kopin's score of 0.94 indicating that AstroNova is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Kopin has a beta of 2.85, suggesting that its stock price is 185% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AstroNova has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.
AstroNova has a net margin of -10.28% compared to Kopin's net margin of -28.70%. AstroNova's return on equity of 2.21% beat Kopin's return on equity.
Kopin currently has a consensus target price of $2.58, indicating a potential upside of 26.02%. Given Kopin's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kopin is more favorable than AstroNova.
31.0% of Kopin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of AstroNova shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Kopin shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of AstroNova shares are held 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.
AstroNova has higher revenue and earnings than Kopin. Kopin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AstroNova, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
AstroNova beats Kopin on 9 of the 15 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 NASDAQ 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 (NASDAQ:ALOT) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
