Kopin (KOPN) Competitors

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

Is SSYS or KOPN more profitable?

Stratasys has a net margin of -16.13% compared to Kopin's net margin of -109.38%. Stratasys' return on equity of -3.75% beat Kopin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stratasys	-16.13%	-3.75%	-2.92%
Kopin	-109.38%	-165.86%	-42.90%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SSYS or KOPN?

Kopin has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Stratasys. Kopin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stratasys, 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
Stratasys	$564.45M	1.35	-$123.07M	-$1.50	-7.10
Kopin	$50.84M	5.28	-$19.75M	-$0.11	-15.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SSYS or KOPN?

Stratasys received 470 more outperform votes than Kopin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.77% of users gave Stratasys an outperform vote while only 57.41% of users gave Kopin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Stratasys	Outperform Votes 780 67.77%	Underperform Votes 371 32.23%
Kopin	Outperform Votes 310 57.41%	Underperform Votes 230 42.59%

Does the media refer more to SSYS or KOPN?

In the previous week, Stratasys had 5 more articles in the media than Kopin. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Stratasys and 4 mentions for Kopin. Stratasys' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Kopin's score of 0.40 indicating that Stratasys is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Stratasys	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kopin	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, SSYS or KOPN?

Stratasys has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kopin has a beta of 2.85, indicating that its share price is 185% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SSYS or KOPN?

75.8% of Stratasys shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of Kopin shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Stratasys shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Kopin shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate SSYS or KOPN?

Stratasys presently has a consensus target price of $12.20, indicating a potential upside of 14.55%. Kopin has a consensus target price of $2.56, indicating a potential upside of 55.30%. Given Kopin's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kopin is more favorable than Stratasys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stratasys	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Kopin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Stratasys beats Kopin on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.