Kopin (KOPN) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer EVLV or KOPN?

Evolv Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential downside of 13.22%. Kopin has a consensus price target of $2.63, indicating a potential upside of 37.08%. Given Kopin's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kopin is more favorable than Evolv Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Evolv Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Kopin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EVLV or KOPN?

66.7% of Evolv Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of Kopin shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.3% of Evolv Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Kopin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EVLV or KOPN?

Kopin has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Evolv Technologies. Evolv Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kopin, 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
Evolv Technologies	$103.86M	11.83	-$54.02M	-$0.28	-26.75
Kopin	$50.33M	6.19	-$43.88M	-$0.11	-17.41

Which has more risk and volatility, EVLV or KOPN?

Evolv Technologies has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kopin has a beta of 2.74, indicating that its share price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor EVLV or KOPN?

In the previous week, Kopin had 16 more articles in the media than Evolv Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Kopin and 6 mentions for Evolv Technologies. Evolv Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Kopin's score of 0.09 indicating that Evolv Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Evolv Technologies	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kopin	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is EVLV or KOPN more profitable?

Kopin has a net margin of -29.47% compared to Evolv Technologies' net margin of -38.97%. Evolv Technologies' return on equity of -34.13% beat Kopin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Evolv Technologies	-38.97%	-34.13%	-16.59%
Kopin	-29.47%	-66.91%	-20.69%

Summary

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