Deswell Industries (DSWL) Competitors $4.15 -0.02 (-0.48%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.16 +0.01 (+0.24%) As of 04:10 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DSWL vs. FORD, NEWH, YHGJ, NCL, NWL, SWIM, KRT, LWLG, LPTH, and SRIShould you be buying Deswell Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Deswell Industries include Forward Industries (FORD), NewHydrogen (NEWH), Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ), Northann (NCL), Newell Brands (NWL), Latham Group (SWIM), Karat Packaging (KRT), Lightwave Logic (LWLG), LightPath Technologies (LPTH), and Stoneridge (SRI). Deswell Industries vs. Its Competitors Forward Industries NewHydrogen Yunhong Green CTI Northann Newell Brands Latham Group Karat Packaging Lightwave Logic LightPath Technologies Stoneridge Forward Industries (NASDAQ:FORD) and Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL) are both small-cap rubber and plastic products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has more volatility & risk, FORD or DSWL? Forward Industries has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deswell Industries has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor FORD or DSWL? In the previous week, Forward Industries had 12 more articles in the media than Deswell Industries. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Forward Industries and 3 mentions for Deswell Industries. Deswell Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Forward Industries' score of 0.41 indicating that Deswell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Forward Industries 1 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Deswell Industries 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is FORD or DSWL more profitable? Deswell Industries has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Forward Industries' net margin of -14.52%. Deswell Industries' return on equity of 0.00% beat Forward Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Forward Industries-14.52% -1,522.78% -44.33% Deswell Industries N/A N/A N/A Which has higher valuation and earnings, FORD or DSWL? Deswell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Forward Industries. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioForward Industries$30.19M2.06-$1.95MN/AN/ADeswell Industries$67.61M0.98$11.14MN/AN/A SummaryDeswell Industries beats Forward Industries on 6 of the 9 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. 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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$66.45M$5.81B$31.39B$10.15BDividend Yield4.80%2.61%3.16%4.59%P/E RatioN/A25.45438.4125.93Price / Sales0.982.471,775.09123.65Price / Cash5.2523.6236.9460.44Price / Book0.652.517.246.29Net Income$11.14M$173.03M$808.32M$270.77M7 Day PerformanceN/A0.45%2.80%3.36%1 Month Performance36.29%2.77%4.92%6.41%1 Year Performance70.08%20.70%24,304.86%28.26% Deswell Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DSWLDeswell Industries2.7132 of 5 stars$4.15-0.5%N/A+63.5%$66.45M$67.61M0.00990Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓FORDForward Industries0.269 of 5 stars$29.65+14.2%N/A+809.8%$50.93M$25.19M0.00100News CoverageGap UpTrading HaltedHigh Trading VolumeNEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.03+4.4%N/A+412.2%$18.84MN/A0.002Short Interest ↑YHGJYunhong Green CTI0.7664 of 5 stars$0.59-1.1%N/A-36.0%$15.58M$17.95M-11.8870Positive NewsNCLNorthann1.3736 of 5 stars$0.15-2.6%N/A-16.5%$13.84M$12.01M-0.7273Positive NewsShort Interest ↓Gap DownNWLNewell Brands4.8042 of 5 stars$6.24-1.5%$7.44+19.2%-16.5%$2.63B$7.58B-10.6223,700Positive NewsSWIMLatham Group1.0608 of 5 stars$8.06-1.3%$7.95-1.3%+30.9%$940.13M$508.52M-67.221,817KRTKarat Packaging4.0046 of 5 stars$24.94-1.3%$31.67+27.0%+1.0%$501.05M$422.63M15.69680Short Interest ↑LWLGLightwave Logic0.2181 of 5 stars$3.25+5.4%N/A+17.6%$420.68M$100K-18.0520LPTHLightPath Technologies1.403 of 5 stars$5.37+1.2%$5.38+0.0%+379.6%$238.70M$33.63M-20.65330News CoverageUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑SRIStoneridge4.3574 of 5 stars$8.19-0.2%$16.00+95.4%-31.8%$229.37M$877.92M-7.584,450Positive NewsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FORD Alternatives NEWH Alternatives YHGJ Alternatives NCL Alternatives NWL Alternatives SWIM Alternatives KRT Alternatives LWLG Alternatives LPTH Alternatives SRI 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 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget NVDA. 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