Kopin (KOPN) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, KOPN or MRAM?

Kopin has a beta of 2.6, meaning that its share price is 160% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Everspin Technologies has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KOPN or MRAM more profitable?

Everspin Technologies has a net margin of 2.92% compared to Kopin's net margin of -114.11%. Everspin Technologies' return on equity of 3.16% beat Kopin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kopin	-114.11%	-131.82%	-44.28%
Everspin Technologies	2.92%	3.16%	2.61%

Does the media favor KOPN or MRAM?

In the previous week, Kopin and Kopin both had 1 articles in the media. Everspin Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Kopin's score of 0.00 indicating that Everspin Technologies 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Everspin Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, KOPN or MRAM?

Everspin Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Kopin. Kopin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Everspin Technologies, 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	$41.55M	2.75	-$19.75M	-$0.42	-2.30
Everspin Technologies	$58.24M	2.21	$9.05M	$0.37	16.16

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KOPN or MRAM?

Kopin received 29 more outperform votes than Everspin Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.65% of users gave Everspin Technologies an outperform vote while only 58.10% of users gave Kopin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kopin	Outperform Votes 305 58.10%	Underperform Votes 220 41.90%
Everspin Technologies	Outperform Votes 276 67.65%	Underperform Votes 132 32.35%

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

31.0% of Kopin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of Everspin Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Kopin shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Everspin Technologies shares are held 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 rate KOPN or MRAM?

Kopin presently has a consensus target price of $2.67, indicating a potential upside of 176.60%. Everspin Technologies has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 50.50%. Given Kopin's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kopin is more favorable than Everspin Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kopin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Everspin Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

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