Franklin Wireless (FKWL) Competitors $4.20 +0.07 (+1.57%) As of 05/22/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FKWL vs. VUZI, ICG, OST, MRAM, CSLR, INSG, MX, LPTH, ONDS, and REKRShould you be buying Franklin Wireless stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Wireless include Vuzix (VUZI), Intchains Group (ICG), Ostin Technology Group (OST), Everspin Technologies (MRAM), Complete Solaria (CSLR), Inseego (INSG), Magnachip Semiconductor (MX), LightPath Technologies (LPTH), Ondas (ONDS), and Rekor Systems (REKR). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Franklin Wireless vs. Vuzix Intchains Group Ostin Technology Group Everspin Technologies Complete Solaria Inseego Magnachip Semiconductor LightPath Technologies Ondas Rekor Systems Franklin Wireless (NASDAQ:FKWL) and Vuzix (NASDAQ:VUZI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, community ranking, risk and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FKWL or VUZI? Vuzix received 354 more outperform votes than Franklin Wireless when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.87% of users gave Vuzix an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Franklin Wireless an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFranklin WirelessOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes1100.00% VuzixOutperform Votes35468.87% Underperform Votes16031.13% Do analysts prefer FKWL or VUZI? Vuzix has a consensus target price of $2.00, suggesting a potential downside of 16.84%. Given Vuzix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vuzix is more favorable than Franklin Wireless.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Franklin Wireless 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Vuzix 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility and risk, FKWL or VUZI? Franklin Wireless has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vuzix has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer FKWL or VUZI? In the previous week, Franklin Wireless had 1 more articles in the media than Vuzix. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Franklin Wireless and 2 mentions for Vuzix. Vuzix's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Franklin Wireless' score of -0.31 indicating that Vuzix is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Franklin Wireless 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Vuzix 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FKWL or VUZI? 18.5% of Franklin Wireless shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Vuzix shares are held by institutional investors. 31.1% of Franklin Wireless shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Vuzix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is FKWL or VUZI more profitable? Franklin Wireless has a net margin of -5.06% compared to Vuzix's net margin of -1,437.17%. Franklin Wireless' return on equity of -5.91% beat Vuzix's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Franklin Wireless-5.06% -5.91% -4.33% Vuzix -1,437.17%-139.39%-131.18% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FKWL or VUZI? Franklin Wireless has higher revenue and earnings than Vuzix. Franklin Wireless is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vuzix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFranklin Wireless$43.44M1.13-$3.96M-$0.14-29.65Vuzix$5.33M34.39-$50.15M-$1.03-2.33 SummaryVuzix beats Franklin Wireless on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Franklin Wireless News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FKWL 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 FKWL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFranklin WirelessTelephone & telegraph apparatus IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$49.24M$1.48B$25.32B$8.44BDividend YieldN/A4.14%2.89%4.11%P/E Ratio-22.0024.5344.7619.78Price / Sales1.131.172,070.67118.91Price / CashN/A23.2634.7834.62Price / Book1.345.336.714.52Net Income-$3.96M$4.68M$739.31M$248.23M7 Day Performance-5.66%-3.74%0.03%0.81%1 Month Performance-14.59%9.54%13.86%13.32%1 Year Performance34.34%1.71%52,710.48%7.69% Franklin Wireless Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FKWLFranklin Wireless1.0338 of 5 stars$4.18+1.2%N/A+35.3%$49.24M$43.44M-22.0080Analyst DowngradeVUZIVuzix0.1381 of 5 stars$2.60+23.8%$2.00-23.1%+52.9%$198.23M$5.75M-2.10110High Trading VolumeICGIntchains Group3.0964 of 5 stars$2.68+2.7%$9.50+254.5%-66.7%$160.75M$281.77M24.37133News CoverageEarnings ReportGap UpOSTOstin Technology Group0.5767 of 5 stars$4.35-0.7%N/A+18.2%$158.87M$32.46M0.00260High Trading VolumeMRAMEverspin Technologies2.0276 of 5 stars$6.16+1.0%$8.00+29.9%+2.5%$138.40M$49.11M102.6790CSLRComplete SolariaN/AN/A$6.00+∞N/A$133.15M$40.80M0.00151Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeINSGInseego2.8524 of 5 stars$7.85+0.1%$13.00+65.6%+22.3%$117.80M$191.24M-12.66410Analyst DowngradeMXMagnachip Semiconductor2.8028 of 5 stars$3.24-3.0%$6.00+85.2%-21.9%$116.85M$231.74M-2.79900Analyst DowngradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeLPTHLightPath Technologies2.23 of 5 stars$2.72+4.2%$4.88+79.2%+81.0%$116.69M$32.16M-11.33330News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpONDSOndas2.5247 of 5 stars$0.86+4.1%$3.25+276.3%+18.1%$115.27M$7.19M-1.2070REKRRekor Systems0.35 of 5 stars$1.02-4.7%N/A-37.4%$113.13M$46.03M-1.57250Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vuzix Competitors Intchains Group Competitors Ostin Technology Group Competitors Everspin Technologies Competitors Complete Solaria Competitors Inseego Competitors Magnachip Semiconductor Competitors LightPath Technologies Competitors Ondas Competitors Rekor Systems 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:FKWL) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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