KOPN vs. AXTI, PXLW, GSIT, CNDB, ATOM, POET, MRAM, MOBX, QUIK, and LPTH
Should you be buying Kopin stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kopin include AXT (AXTI), Pixelworks (PXLW), GSI Technology (GSIT), Concord Acquisition Corp III (CNDB), Atomera (ATOM), POET Technologies (POET), Everspin Technologies (MRAM), Mobix Labs (MOBX), QuickLogic (QUIK), and LightPath Technologies (LPTH). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) and AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI) 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 community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
AXT has a net margin of -23.59% compared to Kopin's net margin of -48.89%. AXT's return on equity of -7.80% beat Kopin's return on equity.
In the previous week, Kopin had 1 more articles in the media than AXT. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Kopin and 3 mentions for AXT. AXT's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Kopin's score of 0.01 indicating that AXT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Kopin presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 245.03%. AXT has a consensus price target of $5.30, suggesting a potential upside of 77.26%. Given Kopin's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kopin is more favorable than AXT.
Kopin has a beta of 2.38, indicating that its stock price is 138% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AXT has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500.
AXT received 140 more outperform votes than Kopin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.62% of users gave AXT an outperform vote while only 58.08% of users gave Kopin an outperform vote.
AXT has higher revenue and earnings than Kopin. AXT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kopin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
31.0% of Kopin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of AXT shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of Kopin shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of AXT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
AXT beats Kopin on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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