Deswell Industries (DSWL) Competitors $2.28 -0.01 (-0.22%) Closing price 03:44 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.28 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:52 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DSWL vs. LWLG, YHGJ, NEWH, NCL, FORD, AZEK, NWL, SWIM, KRT, and ENTGShould you be buying Deswell Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Deswell Industries include Lightwave Logic (LWLG), Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ), NewHydrogen (NEWH), Northann (NCL), Forward Industries (FORD), AZEK (AZEK), Newell Brands (NWL), Latham Group (SWIM), Karat Packaging (KRT), and Entegris (ENTG). Deswell Industries vs. Lightwave Logic Yunhong Green CTI NewHydrogen Northann Forward Industries AZEK Newell Brands Latham Group Karat Packaging Entegris Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL) and Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community favor DSWL or LWLG? Deswell Industries received 134 more outperform votes than Lightwave Logic when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDeswell IndustriesOutperform Votes13468.72% Underperform Votes6131.28% Lightwave LogicN/AN/A Does the media prefer DSWL or LWLG? In the previous week, Deswell Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Lightwave Logic. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Deswell Industries and 0 mentions for Lightwave Logic. Lightwave Logic's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Deswell Industries' score of 0.44 indicating that Lightwave Logic is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Deswell Industries Neutral Lightwave Logic Positive Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in DSWL or LWLG? 27.0% of Lightwave Logic shares are held by institutional investors. 39.0% of Deswell Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Lightwave Logic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, DSWL or LWLG? Deswell Industries has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightwave Logic has a beta of 2.11, indicating that its stock price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is DSWL or LWLG more profitable? Deswell Industries has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lightwave Logic's net margin of -19,416.81%. Deswell Industries' return on equity of 0.00% beat Lightwave Logic's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Deswell IndustriesN/A N/A N/A Lightwave Logic -19,416.81%-61.49%-54.66% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DSWL or LWLG? Deswell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Lightwave Logic. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDeswell Industries$66.81M0.54$7.71MN/AN/ALightwave Logic$95.61K1,168.83-$21.04M-$0.19-4.72 SummaryDeswell Industries beats Lightwave Logic on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Deswell Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DSWL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart DSWL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDeswell IndustriesPlastics products IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$36.25M$3.45B$23.72B$8.04BDividend Yield8.94%3.88%2.97%4.22%P/E RatioN/A22.0642.9218.82Price / Sales0.541.582,007.31106.68Price / Cash9.9812.2034.7534.62Price / Book0.4011.766.304.33Net Income$7.71M$102.84M$737.29M$247.85M7 Day Performance1.56%5.31%2.50%2.73%1 Month Performance-8.27%8.04%2.76%3.38%1 Year Performance-3.19%8.32%52,746.51%5.82% Deswell Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DSWLDeswell Industries1.2164 of 5 stars$2.28-0.2%N/A-5.0%$36.25M$66.81M0.00990Short Interest ↑LWLGLightwave Logic0.0804 of 5 stars$0.83-10.5%N/A-76.8%$103.44M$95,605.00-4.6120Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGap UpYHGJYunhong Green CTI0.7994 of 5 stars$1.05-1.0%N/A-35.6%$27.13M$18.56M-13.1270Positive NewsGap DownNEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.03+6.1%N/A+441.1%$18.25MN/A0.002Gap DownNCLNorthannN/A$0.22+0.5%N/A-13.5%$7.53M$15.58M-1.0973FORDForward Industries0.6919 of 5 stars$5.48-0.7%N/A+26.4%$6.03M$29.66M0.00100Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpAZEKAZEK2.3241 of 5 stars$46.05-1.8%$53.53+16.3%+9.0%$6.62B$1.49B46.522,180Upcoming EarningsNWLNewell Brands4.8178 of 5 stars$4.55-3.2%$9.14+100.9%-33.3%$1.90B$7.58B-8.7528,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownSWIMLatham Group1.8673 of 5 stars$4.72-3.9%$7.66+62.3%+127.8%$546.47M$508.52M52.452,390Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageKRTKarat Packaging2.9912 of 5 stars$24.40+0.0%$32.00+31.1%-3.8%$488.90M$422.63M17.43680Upcoming EarningsENTGEntegris4.0994 of 5 stars$67.52-1.8%$123.50+82.9%-35.7%$10.22B$3.24B34.9810,000Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LWLG Alternatives YHGJ Alternatives NEWH Alternatives NCL Alternatives FORD Alternatives AZEK Alternatives NWL Alternatives SWIM Alternatives KRT Alternatives ENTG Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:DSWL) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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