Beam Global (BEEM) Competitors

Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM) and LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BEEM or LPTH?

LightPath Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Beam Global. LightPath Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Beam Global, 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
Beam Global	$49.34M	0.51	-$16.06M	-$1.60	-1.01
LightPath Technologies	$32.16M	3.06	-$8.01M	-$0.26	-8.81

Is BEEM or LPTH more profitable?

Beam Global has a net margin of -19.26% compared to LightPath Technologies' net margin of -28.57%. Beam Global's return on equity of -19.09% beat LightPath Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beam Global	-19.26%	-19.09%	-12.16%
LightPath Technologies	-28.57%	-31.13%	-19.13%

Do analysts rate BEEM or LPTH?

Beam Global presently has a consensus price target of $5.33, indicating a potential upside of 230.24%. LightPath Technologies has a consensus price target of $4.88, indicating a potential upside of 112.79%. Given Beam Global's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Beam Global is more favorable than LightPath Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beam Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
LightPath Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BEEM or LPTH?

26.6% of Beam Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of LightPath Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Beam Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of LightPath Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, BEEM or LPTH?

Beam Global has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LightPath Technologies has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BEEM or LPTH?

LightPath Technologies received 300 more outperform votes than Beam Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.72% of users gave Beam Global an outperform vote while only 54.47% of users gave LightPath Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Beam Global	Outperform Votes 29 54.72%	Underperform Votes 24 45.28%
LightPath Technologies	Outperform Votes 329 54.47%	Underperform Votes 275 45.53%

Does the media prefer BEEM or LPTH?

In the previous week, Beam Global had 5 more articles in the media than LightPath Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Beam Global and 10 mentions for LightPath Technologies. Beam Global's average media sentiment score of -0.16 beat LightPath Technologies' score of -0.24 indicating that Beam Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Beam Global	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
LightPath Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Beam Global beats LightPath Technologies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.