Deswell Industries (DSWL) Competitors $2.91 +0.15 (+5.43%) Closing price 07/2/2025 03:56 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.88 -0.03 (-1.03%) As of 07:02 AM 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DSWL vs. LWLG, NEWH, YHGJ, FORD, NCL, AZEK, NWL, SWIM, KRT, and ULBIShould you be buying Deswell Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Deswell Industries include Lightwave Logic (LWLG), NewHydrogen (NEWH), Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ), Forward Industries (FORD), Northann (NCL), AZEK (AZEK), Newell Brands (NWL), Latham Group (SWIM), Karat Packaging (KRT), and Ultralife (ULBI). Deswell Industries vs. Its Competitors Lightwave Logic NewHydrogen Yunhong Green CTI Forward Industries Northann AZEK Newell Brands Latham Group Karat Packaging Ultralife Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG) and Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL) are both small-cap rubber and plastic products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Which has higher valuation and earnings, LWLG or DSWL? Deswell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Lightwave Logic. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLightwave Logic$100K1,575.50-$22.53M-$0.18-7.00Deswell Industries$67.61M0.69$11.14MN/AN/A Does the media favor LWLG or DSWL? In the previous week, Lightwave Logic had 1 more articles in the media than Deswell Industries. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Lightwave Logic and 0 mentions for Deswell Industries. Deswell Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Lightwave Logic's score of 0.94 indicating that Deswell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Lightwave Logic Positive Deswell Industries Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in LWLG or DSWL? 27.0% of Lightwave Logic shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Lightwave Logic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 39.0% of Deswell Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is LWLG or DSWL more profitable? Deswell Industries has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lightwave Logic's net margin of -24,492.05%. Deswell Industries' return on equity of 0.00% beat Lightwave Logic's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lightwave Logic-24,492.05% -64.31% -57.29% Deswell Industries N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk and volatility, LWLG or DSWL? Lightwave Logic has a beta of 2.28, indicating that its stock price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deswell Industries has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDeswell Industries beats Lightwave Logic on 7 of the 11 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 DSWL 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 IndustriesELEC IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$43.98M$5.23B$27.19B$8.87BDividend Yield7.25%2.96%3.15%4.10%P/E RatioN/A31.5136.0119.90Price / Sales0.692.232,037.83113.66Price / Cash3.4722.1837.6556.90Price / Book0.452.257.075.38Net Income$11.14M$171.53M$763.02M$248.50M7 Day Performance17.58%-0.84%1.86%2.04%1 Month Performance27.35%5.74%5.99%4.84%1 Year Performance15.02%-1.34%52,289.40%20.23% Deswell Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DSWLDeswell Industries1.7684 of 5 stars$2.91+5.4%N/A+15.7%$43.98M$67.61M0.00990Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeLWLGLightwave Logic0.0787 of 5 stars$1.24+2.5%N/A-57.3%$151.30M$100K-6.8920Gap UpNEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.03-5.9%N/A+545.1%$22.57MN/A0.002Gap UpYHGJYunhong Green CTI0.6639 of 5 stars$0.85+8.5%N/A-28.1%$20.52M$17.95M-14.1570Positive NewsGap UpFORDForward Industries0.8661 of 5 stars$5.84-3.6%N/A+55.7%$6.82M$30.19M0.00100Gap UpNCLNorthann0.1346 of 5 stars$0.16-7.6%N/A-28.7%$5.50M$15.58M-0.8073News CoverageAZEKAZEK2.9826 of 5 stars$54.27-1.1%$53.93-0.6%N/A$7.89B$1.44B53.212,236News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeNWLNewell Brands4.9367 of 5 stars$5.40-0.7%$7.53+39.4%-6.0%$2.27B$7.58B-9.1523,700SWIMLatham Group0.9673 of 5 stars$6.38-3.0%$7.56+18.5%+139.3%$765.70M$508.52M-45.571,817KRTKarat Packaging4.0149 of 5 stars$28.16+2.0%$33.50+19.0%+3.5%$554.51M$422.63M18.77680News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeULBIUltralife3.9029 of 5 stars$8.98+10.9%$14.00+55.9%-17.2%$134.73M$164.46M28.06560Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LWLG Alternatives NEWH Alternatives YHGJ Alternatives FORD Alternatives NCL Alternatives AZEK Alternatives NWL Alternatives SWIM Alternatives KRT Alternatives ULBI 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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