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Knightscope (KSCP) Competitors

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KSCP vs. WOLF, LPTH, CRNT, INSG, VUZI, REKR, NA, MRAM, SPWR, and ESP

Should you be buying Knightscope stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Knightscope include Wolfspeed (WOLF), LightPath Technologies (LPTH), Ceragon Networks (CRNT), Inseego (INSG), Vuzix (VUZI), Rekor Systems (REKR), Nano Labs (NA), EVERSPIN TECH (MRAM), CSLM Acquisition (SPWR), and ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS (ESP). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

Knightscope vs. Its Competitors

Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP) and Wolfspeed (NYSE:WOLF) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Knightscope presently has a consensus price target of $15.33, suggesting a potential upside of 159.01%. Wolfspeed has a consensus price target of $9.80, suggesting a potential upside of 720.08%. Given Wolfspeed's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Wolfspeed is more favorable than Knightscope.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Knightscope
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Wolfspeed
4 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Knightscope has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Wolfspeed. Knightscope is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wolfspeed, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Knightscope$10.81M5.39-$31.73M-$6.54-0.91
Wolfspeed$757.60M0.25-$864.20M-$11.27-0.11

Wolfspeed has a net margin of -212.41% compared to Knightscope's net margin of -282.34%. Knightscope's return on equity of -213.31% beat Wolfspeed's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Knightscope-282.34% -213.31% -110.93%
Wolfspeed -212.41%-282.52%-7.22%

14.6% of Knightscope shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Knightscope shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Wolfspeed shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Wolfspeed had 20 more articles in the media than Knightscope. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Wolfspeed and 1 mentions for Knightscope. Knightscope's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Wolfspeed's score of 0.00 indicating that Knightscope is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Knightscope Very Positive
Wolfspeed Neutral

Knightscope has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wolfspeed has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Knightscope beats Wolfspeed on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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KSCP vs. The Competition

MetricKnightscopeTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$60.66M$2.67B$26.17B$9.79B
Dividend YieldN/A1.58%2.78%4.02%
P/E Ratio-0.9123.4328.1426.59
Price / Sales5.3942.851,188.43155.84
Price / CashN/A43.8626.8459.36
Price / Book3.877.096.196.68
Net Income-$31.73M$34.86M$197.87M$265.59M
7 Day Performance5.15%0.65%8.99%0.62%
1 Month Performance-0.34%1.20%6.36%2.61%
1 Year PerformanceN/A62.45%45.74%22.34%

Knightscope Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KSCP
Knightscope
2.1784 of 5 stars
$5.92
-3.9%
$15.33
+159.0%
N/A$60.66M$10.81M-0.9140Positive News
WOLF
Wolfspeed
1.68 of 5 stars
$1.33
-3.3%
$9.80
+639.6%
-88.4%$213.21M$807.20M-0.165,013
LPTH
LightPath Technologies
1.6788 of 5 stars
$4.50
+11.7%
$4.88
+8.3%
+318.5%$179.14M$31.73M-17.31330News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
CRNT
Ceragon Networks
3.794 of 5 stars
$2.00
+0.5%
$5.30
+165.0%
-31.2%$176.97M$394.19M12.501,056
INSG
Inseego
2.6698 of 5 stars
$11.11
+0.6%
$13.00
+17.0%
-6.9%$166.07M$191.24M-31.74410Positive News
VUZI
Vuzix
0.1211 of 5 stars
$2.04
-4.2%
N/A+152.9%$164.74M$5.76M-4.00110Positive News
REKR
Rekor Systems
0.7178 of 5 stars
$1.17
flat
N/A-4.9%$147.81M$46.03M-2.21250
NA
Nano Labs
0.2995 of 5 stars
$5.82
+16.2%
N/A+95.8%$147.77M$5.65M0.00157
MRAM
EVERSPIN TECH
2.2827 of 5 stars
$6.17
-4.2%
$8.00
+29.7%
+18.6%$145.71M$50.40M88.1490Positive News
SPWR
CSLM Acquisition
4.2628 of 5 stars
$1.61
-2.4%
$6.00
+272.7%
-19.9%$137.13M$108.74M0.00151Gap Up
ESP
ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS
N/A$45.86
-2.4%
N/AN/A$129.83M$45.97M17.11150

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This page (NASDAQ:KSCP) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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