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Knightscope (KSCP) Competitors

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KSCP vs. LPTH, REKR, ESP, INSG, SNT, ICG, SOL, CODA, TYGO, and ELTK

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

Knightscope vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Knightscope had 3 more articles in the media than LightPath Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Knightscope and 1 mentions for LightPath Technologies. LightPath Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Knightscope's score of 0.43 indicating that LightPath Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

LightPath Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Knightscope. LightPath Technologies 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
Knightscope$11.47M4.10-$31.73M-$8.14-0.84
LightPath Technologies$31.73M4.24-$8.01M-$0.26-11.63

Knightscope currently has a consensus price target of $15.67, suggesting a potential upside of 129.89%. LightPath Technologies has a consensus price target of $4.88, suggesting a potential upside of 61.16%. Given Knightscope's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Knightscope is more favorable than LightPath 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
LightPath Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

14.6% of Knightscope shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of LightPath Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of Knightscope shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of LightPath Technologies 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.

Knightscope has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LightPath Technologies has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

LightPath Technologies has a net margin of -30.18% compared to Knightscope's net margin of -270.66%. LightPath Technologies' return on equity of -41.68% beat Knightscope's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Knightscope-270.66% -228.33% -115.53%
LightPath Technologies -30.18%-41.68%-19.01%

Summary

LightPath Technologies beats Knightscope on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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KSCP vs. The Competition

MetricKnightscopeTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$46.82M$2.40B$13.00B$8.94B
Dividend YieldN/A1.37%2.68%4.05%
P/E Ratio-0.8331.4928.6220.15
Price / Sales4.1035.1440.1293.81
Price / CashN/A41.4726.0728.59
Price / Book1.905.906.285.61
Net Income-$31.73M$32.07M$188.15M$248.49M
7 Day Performance40.23%5.22%3.72%6.17%
1 Month Performance8.69%5.63%4.02%7.89%
1 Year PerformanceN/A55.76%38.17%21.19%

Knightscope Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KSCP
Knightscope
3.0214 of 5 stars
$6.55
-3.8%
$15.67
+139.0%
N/A$45.86M$11.47M-0.8240Gap Up
LPTH
LightPath Technologies
3.4313 of 5 stars
$3.08
+1.7%
$4.88
+58.3%
+118.5%$134.69M$31.73M0.00330
REKR
Rekor Systems
1.2185 of 5 stars
$1.16
+1.8%
N/A-28.2%$134.61M$46.03M0.00250
ESP
ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS
N/A$45.71
-1.1%
N/AN/A$129.41M$45.97M17.06150High Trading Volume
INSG
Inseego
2.2244 of 5 stars
$8.24
-3.6%
$13.00
+57.8%
-24.6%$128.32M$191.24M0.00410
SNT
Senstar Technologies
0.8258 of 5 stars
$4.73
+7.5%
N/A+163.3%$102.64M$35.75M23.16160High Trading Volume
ICG
Intchains Group
3.5918 of 5 stars
$1.79
+9.3%
$9.25
+415.9%
-74.4%$98.42M$38.60M20.50133
SOL
Emeren Group
3.7242 of 5 stars
$1.87
+1.6%
$5.00
+167.4%
+18.6%$94.43M$92.07M0.00160Analyst Upgrade
CODA
Coda Octopus Group
2.2283 of 5 stars
$8.18
+1.7%
$11.00
+34.5%
+36.0%$90.31M$20.32M26.8080
TYGO
Tigo Energy
2.6908 of 5 stars
$1.28
+11.8%
$3.75
+194.1%
-24.4%$70.70M$54.01M0.00126News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
ELTK
Eltek
4.7419 of 5 stars
$10.72
+2.1%
N/A+7.8%$70.50M$46.53M20.59260Gap Down

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