LASR vs. AOSL, CEVA, AAOI, SKYT, NVEC, NVTS, TGAN, CAN, QUIK, and AIP
Should you be buying nLIGHT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of nLIGHT include Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOSL), CEVA (CEVA), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), SkyWater Technology (SKYT), NVE (NVEC), Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS), Transphorm (TGAN), Canaan (CAN), QuickLogic (QUIK), and Arteris (AIP). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL) and nLIGHT (NASDAQ:LASR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and risk.
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has higher revenue and earnings than nLIGHT. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than nLIGHT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Alpha and Omega Semiconductor had 5 more articles in the media than nLIGHT. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Alpha and Omega Semiconductor and 2 mentions for nLIGHT. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat nLIGHT's score of 0.49 indicating that nLIGHT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
79.0% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.9% of nLIGHT shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.9% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of nLIGHT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor presently has a consensus price target of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.65%. nLIGHT has a consensus price target of $14.67, indicating a potential upside of 12.82%. Given nLIGHT's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Alpha and Omega Semiconductor is more favorable than nLIGHT.
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor received 117 more outperform votes than nLIGHT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.79% of users gave nLIGHT an outperform vote while only 58.06% of users gave Alpha and Omega Semiconductor an outperform vote.
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has a beta of 2.39, meaning that its share price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, nLIGHT has a beta of 2.44, meaning that its share price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has a net margin of -2.68% compared to Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's net margin of -19.85%. nLIGHT's return on equity of 0.64% beat Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's return on equity.
Summary
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor beats nLIGHT on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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