Deswell Industries (DSWL) Competitors $2.35 -0.02 (-0.84%) As of 12:56 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DSWL vs. LWLG, NCL, NEWH, YHGJ, FORD, AZEK, NWL, SWIM, KRT, and ATRShould you be buying Deswell Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Deswell Industries include Lightwave Logic (LWLG), Northann (NCL), NewHydrogen (NEWH), Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ), Forward Industries (FORD), AZEK (AZEK), Newell Brands (NWL), Latham Group (SWIM), Karat Packaging (KRT), and AptarGroup (ATR). Deswell Industries vs. Its Competitors Lightwave Logic Northann NewHydrogen Yunhong Green CTI Forward Industries AZEK Newell Brands Latham Group Karat Packaging AptarGroup Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL) and Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more risk and volatility, DSWL or LWLG? Deswell Industries has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightwave Logic has a beta of 2.26, meaning that its share price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher 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$66.81M0.56$7.71MN/AN/ALightwave Logic$88.11K1,886.44-$21.04M-$0.18-7.38 Does the media prefer DSWL or LWLG? In the previous week, Deswell Industries had 2 more articles in the media than Lightwave Logic. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Deswell Industries and 1 mentions for Lightwave Logic. Lightwave Logic's average media sentiment score of 1.87 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 Very Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DSWL or LWLG? Deswell Industries received 134 more outperform votes than Lightwave Logic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.72% of users gave Deswell Industries an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Lightwave Logic an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDeswell IndustriesOutperform Votes13468.72% Underperform Votes6131.28% Lightwave LogicOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes3100.00% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 company is poised for long-term growth. 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% SummaryDeswell Industries beats Lightwave Logic on 9 of the 13 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 IndustriesPlastics products IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$37.45M$3.48B$26.34B$8.63BDividend Yield8.51%3.46%2.85%4.18%P/E RatioN/A22.9345.3420.01Price / Sales0.561.581,975.61157.94Price / Cash9.9812.2034.7434.64Price / Book0.4210.277.014.70Net Income$7.71M$102.84M$741.34M$248.05M7 Day Performance0.17%-5.00%1.73%2.62%1 Month Performance0.38%-6.26%4.07%6.32%1 Year PerformanceN/A3.47%52,555.97%13.78% Deswell Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DSWLDeswell Industries1.4389 of 5 stars$2.35-0.8%N/A+1.5%$37.45M$66.81M0.00990News CoverageShort Interest ↑LWLGLightwave Logic0.1528 of 5 stars$0.95-2.9%N/A-54.6%$118.95M$88.11K-5.2820Positive NewsNCLNorthann1.1405 of 5 stars$0.95+1.5%N/A+5.3%$32.64M$15.58M-4.7573Short Interest ↓Gap UpNEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.04+6.6%N/A+449.2%$26.31MN/A0.002News CoverageYHGJYunhong Green CTI1.3939 of 5 stars$0.79-4.0%N/A-42.8%$20.43M$17.86M-9.8670FORDForward Industries1.4031 of 5 stars$6.01-5.7%N/A+28.5%$6.62M$27.73M0.00100Positive NewsAZEKAZEK2.1024 of 5 stars$50.49+2.0%$53.93+6.8%+20.2%$7.26B$1.52B50.992,180Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNWLNewell Brands4.9009 of 5 stars$5.05-4.7%$7.42+46.9%-22.9%$2.11B$7.50B-9.7128,000SWIMLatham Group2.5545 of 5 stars$5.59-1.1%$7.56+35.2%+63.5%$650.50M$509.31M62.122,390News CoveragePositive NewsKRTKarat Packaging4.1562 of 5 stars$31.54+0.3%$33.50+6.2%-5.6%$632.69M$430.64M22.53680News CoverageShort Interest ↓ATRAptarGroup4.4773 of 5 stars$157.04-0.9%$178.60+13.7%+4.4%$10.37B$3.55B28.3513,500Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LWLG Alternatives NCL Alternatives NEWH Alternatives YHGJ Alternatives FORD Alternatives AZEK Alternatives NWL Alternatives SWIM Alternatives KRT Alternatives ATR 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump’s true trade war strategyThe media and financial pundits are all misreading Trump’s actions. 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