Knightscope (KSCP) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KSCP or MRAM?

Everspin Technologies received 275 more outperform votes than Knightscope when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Knightscope an outperform vote while only 67.70% of users gave Everspin Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Knightscope	Outperform Votes 8 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Everspin Technologies	Outperform Votes 283 67.70%	Underperform Votes 135 32.30%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, KSCP or MRAM?

Everspin Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Knightscope. Everspin Technologies 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
Knightscope	$11.47M	3.37	-$22.12M	-$8.14	-0.69
Everspin Technologies	$49.11M	2.72	$9.05M	-$0.02	-297.30

Do institutionals & insiders believe in KSCP or MRAM?

14.6% of Knightscope shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of Everspin Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of Knightscope shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Everspin Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is KSCP or MRAM more profitable?

Everspin Technologies has a net margin of 2.85% compared to Knightscope's net margin of -284.42%. Everspin Technologies' return on equity of 2.74% beat Knightscope's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Knightscope	-284.42%	N/A	-129.83%
Everspin Technologies	2.85%	2.74%	2.27%

Which has more volatility and risk, KSCP or MRAM?

Knightscope has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Everspin Technologies has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend KSCP or MRAM?

Knightscope presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 203.30%. Everspin Technologies has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.54%. Given Knightscope's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Knightscope is more favorable than Everspin Technologies.

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
Everspin Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to KSCP or MRAM?

In the previous week, Knightscope had 7 more articles in the media than Everspin Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Knightscope and 2 mentions for Everspin Technologies. Everspin Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Knightscope's score of 0.38 indicating that Everspin Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Knightscope	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Everspin Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Everspin Technologies beats Knightscope on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.