Knightscope (KSCP) 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.

Do analysts rate MX or KSCP?

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

Is MX or KSCP more profitable?

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%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MX or KSCP?

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.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MX or KSCP?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Magnachip Semiconductor	$233.02M	0.63	-$54.31M	-$1.28	-3.16
Knightscope	$11.47M	4.01	-$31.73M	-$8.14	-0.82

Which has more volatility and risk, MX or KSCP?

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.

Does the media refer more to MX or KSCP?

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.