Kopin (KOPN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KOPN or CTLP?

Kopin received 8 more outperform votes than Cantaloupe when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.16% of users gave Cantaloupe an outperform vote while only 57.62% of users gave Kopin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kopin	Outperform Votes 310 57.62%	Underperform Votes 228 42.38%
Cantaloupe	Outperform Votes 302 60.16%	Underperform Votes 200 39.84%

Is KOPN or CTLP more profitable?

Cantaloupe has a net margin of 5.40% compared to Kopin's net margin of -109.38%. Cantaloupe's return on equity of 8.36% beat Kopin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kopin	-109.38%	-165.86%	-42.90%
Cantaloupe	5.40%	8.36%	4.85%

Which has more risk & volatility, KOPN or CTLP?

Kopin has a beta of 3.24, suggesting that its share price is 224% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cantaloupe has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate KOPN or CTLP?

Kopin currently has a consensus price target of $2.56, suggesting a potential upside of 100.20%. Cantaloupe has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 56.25%. Given Kopin's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kopin is more favorable than Cantaloupe.

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
Cantaloupe	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer KOPN or CTLP?

In the previous week, Kopin had 2 more articles in the media than Cantaloupe. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Kopin and 5 mentions for Cantaloupe. Cantaloupe's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Kopin's score of 0.55 indicating that Cantaloupe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kopin	0 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cantaloupe	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in KOPN or CTLP?

31.0% of Kopin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.8% of Cantaloupe shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Kopin shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Cantaloupe shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KOPN or CTLP?

Cantaloupe has higher revenue and earnings than Kopin. Kopin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cantaloupe, 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	4.12	-$19.75M	-$0.36	-3.56
Cantaloupe	$285.11M	2.05	$11.99M	$0.20	40.00

Summary

Cantaloupe beats Kopin on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.