Identiv (INVE) Competitors

Identiv (NASDAQ:INVE) and Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in INVE or KOPN?

65.2% of Identiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of Kopin shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Identiv shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Kopin shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer INVE or KOPN?

Identiv presently has a consensus price target of $5.33, indicating a potential upside of 44.53%. Kopin has a consensus price target of $2.63, indicating a potential upside of 16.67%. Given Identiv's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Identiv is more favorable than Kopin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Identiv	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Kopin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is INVE or KOPN more profitable?

Identiv has a net margin of 308.59% compared to Kopin's net margin of -29.47%. Identiv's return on equity of -13.75% beat Kopin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Identiv	308.59%	-13.75%	-12.80%
Kopin	-29.47%	-66.91%	-20.69%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, INVE or KOPN?

Identiv has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kopin. Kopin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Identiv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Identiv	$23.54M	3.72	$74.82M	$3.04	1.21
Kopin	$50.33M	7.28	-$43.88M	-$0.09	-25.00

Which has more risk & volatility, INVE or KOPN?

Identiv has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kopin has a beta of 2.96, suggesting that its stock price is 196% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer INVE or KOPN?

In the previous week, Kopin had 3 more articles in the media than Identiv. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Kopin and 3 mentions for Identiv. Identiv's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Kopin's score of 0.60 indicating that Identiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Identiv	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kopin	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Identiv beats Kopin on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.