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KSCP vs. MX, REKR, LPTH, ESP, NA, INSG, ICG, SNT, SOL, and CODA

Should you be buying Knightscope stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Knightscope include Magnachip Semiconductor (MX), Rekor Systems (REKR), LightPath Technologies (LPTH), ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS (ESP), Nano Labs (NA), Inseego (INSG), Intchains Group (ICG), Senstar Technologies (SNT), Emeren Group (SOL), and Coda Octopus Group (CODA). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

Knightscope vs. Its Competitors

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

Magnachip Semiconductor presently has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.51%. Knightscope has a consensus price target of $15.67, indicating a potential upside of 135.24%. Given Knightscope's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Knightscope is more favorable than Magnachip Semiconductor.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Magnachip Semiconductor
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Knightscope
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Magnachip Semiconductor has a net margin of -21.01% compared to Knightscope's net margin of -270.66%. Magnachip Semiconductor's return on equity of -9.69% beat Knightscope's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Magnachip Semiconductor-21.01% -9.69% -7.07%
Knightscope -270.66%-228.33%-115.53%

74.3% of Magnachip Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.6% of Knightscope shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Magnachip Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Knightscope shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Magnachip Semiconductor$233.02M0.63-$54.31M-$1.28-3.16
Knightscope$11.47M4.01-$31.73M-$8.14-0.82

Magnachip Semiconductor has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knightscope has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Knightscope had 2 more articles in the media than Magnachip Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Knightscope and 2 mentions for Magnachip Semiconductor. Magnachip Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Knightscope's score of 0.43 indicating that Magnachip Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Magnachip Semiconductor
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Knightscope
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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KSCP vs. The Competition

MetricKnightscopeTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$45.96M$2.38B$12.98B$8.92B
Dividend YieldN/A1.37%2.68%4.04%
P/E Ratio-0.8231.3328.5720.12
Price / Sales4.0134.2939.9293.35
Price / CashN/A41.4726.0728.59
Price / Book1.865.856.235.57
Net Income-$31.73M$32.07M$188.58M$248.40M
7 Day Performance37.04%5.59%3.78%6.04%
1 Month Performance6.22%6.11%4.13%7.69%
1 Year PerformanceN/A55.21%37.53%20.97%

Knightscope Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KSCP
Knightscope
3.0347 of 5 stars
$6.66
-2.2%
$15.67
+135.2%
N/A$45.96M$11.47M-0.8240Gap Up
High Trading Volume
MX
Magnachip Semiconductor
2.4617 of 5 stars
$3.92
-4.6%
$6.00
+53.1%
-20.3%$148.22M$231.74M0.00900News Coverage
REKR
Rekor Systems
1.2226 of 5 stars
$1.25
+1.6%
N/A-28.2%$145.23M$46.03M0.00250
LPTH
LightPath Technologies
3.2474 of 5 stars
$2.95
-3.3%
$4.88
+65.3%
+118.5%$135.57M$31.73M0.00330News Coverage
Positive News
ESP
ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS
N/A$46.53
-1.6%
N/AN/A$131.73M$45.97M17.36150
NA
Nano Labs
0.3514 of 5 stars
$7.70
-8.1%
N/A+80.2%$131.35M$5.65M0.00157Gap Up
INSG
Inseego
2.2348 of 5 stars
$8.26
-4.8%
$13.00
+57.4%
-24.6%$130.27M$191.24M0.00410
ICG
Intchains Group
2.5134 of 5 stars
$2.04
+1.5%
$9.25
+353.4%
-74.4%$120.62M$38.60M25.12133Gap Up
High Trading Volume
SNT
Senstar Technologies
0.8289 of 5 stars
$4.74
-6.0%
N/A+163.3%$117.57M$35.75M26.53160
SOL
Emeren Group
3.7433 of 5 stars
$1.91
flat
$5.00
+161.8%
+18.6%$98.02M$92.07M0.00160Analyst Upgrade
CODA
Coda Octopus Group
2.2411 of 5 stars
$8.13
+0.2%
$11.00
+35.3%
+36.0%$91.10M$20.32M27.0380

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This page (NASDAQ:KSCP) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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