SemiLEDS (LEDS) Competitors

Airgain (NASDAQ:AIRG) and SemiLEDS (NASDAQ:LEDS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Do analysts prefer AIRG or LEDS?

Airgain currently has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 93.40%. Given Airgain's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Airgain is more favorable than SemiLEDS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Airgain	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
SemiLEDS	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, AIRG or LEDS?

Airgain has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SemiLEDS has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AIRG or LEDS more profitable?

SemiLEDS has a net margin of -1.59% compared to Airgain's net margin of -11.86%. SemiLEDS's return on equity of -17.38% beat Airgain's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Airgain	-11.86%	-18.44%	-12.32%
SemiLEDS	-1.59%	-17.38%	-2.92%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AIRG or LEDS?

52.8% of Airgain shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of SemiLEDS shares are held by institutional investors. 17.8% of Airgain shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.4% of SemiLEDS shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AIRG or LEDS?

SemiLEDS has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Airgain. SemiLEDS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Airgain, 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
Airgain	$60.60M	0.86	-$8.69M	-$0.69	-6.37
SemiLEDS	$31.11M	0.43	-$2.04M	-$0.08	-20.56

Does the media favor AIRG or LEDS?

In the previous week, Airgain had 7 more articles in the media than SemiLEDS. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Airgain and 0 mentions for SemiLEDS. SemiLEDS's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Airgain's score of -0.28 indicating that SemiLEDS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Airgain	Neutral
SemiLEDS	Neutral

Summary

SemiLEDS beats Airgain on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.