DZS (DZSI) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DZSI vs. PEGY, CETX, MAXN, TMPO, ALPP, COMS, SOFO, AMPGW, CETXP, and CLAYWShould you be buying DZS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DZS include Pineapple Energy (PEGY), Cemtrex (CETX), Maxeon Solar Technologies (MAXN), Tempo Automation (TMPO), Alpine 4 (ALPP), COMSovereign (COMS), Sonic Foundry (SOFO), AmpliTech Group (AMPGW), Cemtrex (CETXP), and Chavant Capital Acquisition (CLAYW). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. DZS vs. Its Competitors Pineapple Energy Cemtrex Maxeon Solar Technologies Tempo Automation Alpine 4 COMSovereign Sonic Foundry AmpliTech Group Cemtrex Chavant Capital Acquisition Pineapple Energy (NASDAQ:PEGY) and DZS (NASDAQ:DZSI) are both small-cap telephone & telegraph apparatus industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends. Does the media refer more to PEGY or DZSI? In the previous week, DZS had 1 more articles in the media than Pineapple Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for DZS and 0 mentions for Pineapple Energy. Pineapple Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled DZS'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Pineapple Energy Neutral DZS Neutral Is PEGY or DZSI more profitable? Pineapple Energy has a net margin of -17.55% compared to DZS's net margin of -45.63%. DZS's return on equity of -179.34% beat Pineapple Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pineapple Energy-17.55% -373.78% -19.77% DZS -45.63%-179.34%-27.13% Do institutionals and insiders believe in PEGY or DZSI? 4.2% of Pineapple Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.8% of DZS shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Pineapple Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of DZS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, PEGY or DZSI? Pineapple Energy has a beta of 2.81, indicating that its share price is 181% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DZS has a beta of 2, indicating that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, PEGY or DZSI? Pineapple Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DZS. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPineapple Energy$60.93M0.05-$8.13MN/AN/ADZS$389.46M0.00-$135.22M-$2.21N/A SummaryDZS beats Pineapple Energy on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get DZS News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DZSI 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 DZSI 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 DZSI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDZSTelephone & telegraph apparatus IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$811K$396.07M$27.29B$8.93BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.12%4.04%P/E Ratio0.00N/A37.0920.17Price / SalesN/A23,454.511,950.7693.95Price / CashN/A20.4234.7728.59Price / BookN/A28.417.195.59Net Income-$135.22M-$16.99M$763.56M$248.41M DZS Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DZSIDZSN/AN/AN/AN/A$811K$389.46M0.00840News CoveragePEGYPineapple EnergyN/A$1.63+0.6%N/A-97.2%$2.96M$60.93M0.0040Gap UpCETXCemtrex0.4697 of 5 stars$1.10+2.8%N/A-83.5%$1.91M$66.86M0.00340News CoveragePositive NewsMAXNMaxeon Solar Technologies0.868 of 5 stars$3.06-0.3%$4.00+30.7%-99.8%$1.68M$509.05M-0.021,591Upcoming EarningsTMPOTempo AutomationN/AN/AN/A+1,900.0%$271K$10.93M0.003Gap UpALPPAlpine 4N/A$0.00-84.6%N/A-100.0%$5K$104.20M0.00480Gap DownCOMSCOMSovereignN/A$0.00flatN/A-99.0%$3K$6.17M0.00140SOFOSonic FoundryN/A$0.00flatN/AN/A$1K$23.04M0.00190AMPGWAmpliTech GroupN/A$0.53+17.3%N/AN/A$0.00$10.81M0.0040Gap DownCETXPCemtrexN/A$0.33-10.8%N/A+72.3%$0.00$59.37M0.00340News CoverageGap DownCLAYWChavant Capital AcquisitionN/A$0.09-5.9%N/A-51.8%$0.00N/A0.001 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Pineapple Energy Competitors Cemtrex Competitors Maxeon Solar Technologies Competitors Tempo Automation Competitors Alpine 4 Competitors COMSovereign Competitors Sonic Foundry Competitors AmpliTech Group Competitors Cemtrex Competitors Chavant Capital Acquisition Competitors 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:DZSI) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredF1 Engineering Powers This Electric Marine MotorThe future of marine propulsion has arrived - powered by F-1 grade engineering. 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