Deswell Industries (DSWL) Competitors $2.75 +0.01 (+0.36%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.75 0.00 (0.00%) As of 06:14 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 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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals and insiders believe in LWLG or DSWL? 27.0% of Lightwave Logic shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Lightwave Logic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.0% of Deswell Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings & valuation, LWLG or DSWL? Deswell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Lightwave Logic. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLightwave Logic$100K1,563.00-$22.53M-$0.18-6.94Deswell Industries$67.61M0.65$11.14MN/AN/A 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 Does the media prefer LWLG or DSWL? In the previous week, Lightwave Logic had 1 more articles in the media than Deswell Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lightwave Logic and 1 mentions for Deswell Industries. Lightwave Logic's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Deswell Industries'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Lightwave Logic Neutral Deswell Industries Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, LWLG or DSWL? Lightwave Logic has a beta of 2.28, indicating that its share price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deswell Industries has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDeswell Industries beats Lightwave Logic on 6 of the 10 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$43.66M$5.21B$27.77B$9.04BDividend Yield7.30%2.95%3.12%4.03%P/E RatioN/A31.6937.1620.14Price / Sales0.652.232,017.25137.14Price / Cash3.4522.7339.0558.41Price / Book0.432.247.315.60Net Income$11.14M$171.53M$764.92M$248.43M7 Day Performance2.80%-0.58%0.83%5.15%1 Month Performance17.52%2.90%5.26%7.62%1 Year Performance12.24%-1.77%52,406.35%21.56% Deswell Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DSWLDeswell Industries0.9549 of 5 stars$2.75+0.4%N/A+13.2%$43.66M$67.61M0.00990LWLGLightwave LogicN/A$1.25-6.7%N/A-58.2%$167.55M$100K-6.9420NEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.04+0.3%N/A+694.0%$24.69MN/A0.002Gap UpYHGJYunhong Green CTI0.2181 of 5 stars$0.83+13.7%N/A-29.4%$19.09M$17.95M-13.8070Positive NewsGap UpFORDForward Industries0.752 of 5 stars$7.70-1.8%N/A+115.0%$8.83M$30.19M0.00100News CoverageGap UpNCLNorthann0.106 of 5 stars$0.17+5.7%N/A-21.9%$5.96M$15.35M-0.8773AZEKAZEK3.0533 of 5 stars$54.35flat$53.93-0.8%N/A$7.82B$1.52B53.282,180NWLNewell Brands4.9308 of 5 stars$5.72-2.1%$7.53+31.6%+2.1%$2.44B$7.58B-9.6923,700Analyst ForecastSWIMLatham Group0.6254 of 5 stars$6.62-5.8%$7.56+14.2%+155.4%$818.06M$508.52M-47.281,817KRTKarat Packaging3.7565 of 5 stars$28.86-0.9%$33.50+16.1%+8.4%$584.83M$422.63M19.24680ULBIUltralife3.6547 of 5 stars$8.79-3.1%$14.00+59.3%-18.1%$150.86M$173.28M27.47560Positive News 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 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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