Identiv (INVE) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, KOPN or INVE?

Kopin has a beta of 3.16, meaning that its share price is 216% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Identiv has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KOPN or INVE?

31.0% of Kopin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.2% of Identiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of Kopin shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Identiv shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer KOPN or INVE?

Kopin presently has a consensus price target of $2.56, indicating a potential upside of 88.42%. Identiv has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 96.37%. Given Identiv's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Identiv is more favorable than Kopin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kopin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Identiv	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor KOPN or INVE?

In the previous week, Kopin had 2 more articles in the media than Identiv. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kopin and 0 mentions for Identiv. Kopin's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Identiv's score of -0.50 indicating that Kopin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kopin	Positive
Identiv	Negative

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KOPN or INVE?

Kopin received 16 more outperform votes than Identiv when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.89% of users gave Identiv an outperform vote while only 57.51% of users gave Kopin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kopin	Outperform Votes 310 57.51%	Underperform Votes 229 42.49%
Identiv	Outperform Votes 294 61.89%	Underperform Votes 181 38.11%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, KOPN or INVE?

Identiv has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Kopin	$50.34M	4.40	-$19.75M	-$0.11	-12.36
Identiv	$25.24M	3.10	-$5.49M	$3.03	1.09

Is KOPN or INVE more profitable?

Identiv has a net margin of 113.62% compared to Kopin's net margin of -109.38%. Identiv's return on equity of -20.60% beat Kopin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kopin	-109.38%	-165.86%	-42.90%
Identiv	113.62%	-20.60%	-15.52%

Summary

Identiv beats Kopin on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.