Knightscope (KSCP) Competitors

Vuzix (NASDAQ:VUZI) and Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VUZI or KSCP?

35.9% of Vuzix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.6% of Knightscope shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Vuzix shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Knightscope shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is VUZI or KSCP more profitable?

Knightscope has a net margin of -284.42% compared to Vuzix's net margin of -1,437.17%. Knightscope's return on equity of 0.00% beat Vuzix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vuzix	-1,437.17%	-139.39%	-131.18%
Knightscope	-284.42%	N/A	-129.83%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, VUZI or KSCP?

Knightscope has higher revenue and earnings than Vuzix. Vuzix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Knightscope, 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
Vuzix	$5.75M	28.22	-$50.15M	-$1.08	-1.97
Knightscope	$10.81M	3.19	-$22.12M	-$10.86	-0.46

Which has more risk and volatility, VUZI or KSCP?

Vuzix has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knightscope has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend VUZI or KSCP?

Vuzix presently has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.10%. Knightscope has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 240.68%. Given Knightscope's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Knightscope is more favorable than Vuzix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vuzix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Knightscope	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer VUZI or KSCP?

In the previous week, Knightscope had 1 more articles in the media than Vuzix. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Knightscope and 5 mentions for Vuzix. Vuzix's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Knightscope's score of 0.63 indicating that Vuzix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vuzix	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Knightscope	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VUZI or KSCP?

Vuzix received 347 more outperform votes than Knightscope when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Knightscope an outperform vote while only 68.87% of users gave Vuzix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vuzix	Outperform Votes 354 68.87%	Underperform Votes 160 31.13%
Knightscope	Outperform Votes 7 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

Knightscope beats Vuzix on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.