LightPath Technologies (LPTH) Competitors $5.49 +0.19 (+3.58%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.52 +0.02 (+0.46%) As of 09/12/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LPTH vs. KE, AMBQ, CSIQ, AIOT, BKSY, ICHR, SKYT, IMOS, GILT, and POETShould you be buying LightPath Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LightPath Technologies include Kimball Electronics (KE), Ambiq Micro (AMBQ), Canadian Solar (CSIQ), PowerFleet (AIOT), BlackSky Technology (BKSY), Ichor (ICHR), SkyWater Technology (SKYT), Chipmos Technologies (IMOS), Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT), and POET Technologies (POET). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. LightPath Technologies vs. Its Competitors Kimball Electronics Ambiq Micro Canadian Solar PowerFleet BlackSky Technology Ichor SkyWater Technology Chipmos Technologies Gilat Satellite Networks POET Technologies LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) and Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE) 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 profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership. Is LPTH or KE more profitable? Kimball Electronics has a net margin of 1.14% compared to LightPath Technologies' net margin of -30.18%. Kimball Electronics' return on equity of 5.11% beat LightPath Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LightPath Technologies-30.18% -41.68% -19.01% Kimball Electronics 1.14%5.11%2.57% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, LPTH or KE? Kimball Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than LightPath Technologies. LightPath Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kimball Electronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLightPath Technologies$31.73M7.69-$8.01M-$0.26-21.12Kimball Electronics$1.49B0.50$16.98M$0.6745.66 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LPTH or KE? 56.3% of LightPath Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.0% of Kimball Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of LightPath Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Kimball Electronics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend LPTH or KE? LightPath Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $5.38, indicating a potential downside of 2.09%. Kimball Electronics has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.47%. Given LightPath Technologies' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe LightPath Technologies is more favorable than Kimball Electronics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LightPath Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Kimball Electronics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Does the media prefer LPTH or KE? In the previous week, LightPath Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Kimball Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for LightPath Technologies and 6 mentions for Kimball Electronics. Kimball Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat LightPath Technologies' score of 0.72 indicating that Kimball Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment LightPath Technologies 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kimball Electronics 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, LPTH or KE? LightPath Technologies has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kimball Electronics has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryKimball Electronics beats LightPath Technologies on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get LightPath Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LPTH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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.Skip Chart LPTH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLightPath TechnologiesELEC IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$235.59M$5.81B$31.30B$10.13BDividend YieldN/A2.61%3.17%4.60%P/E Ratio-21.1225.45438.5225.93Price / Sales7.692.471,771.98183.79Price / CashN/A23.6236.9460.44Price / Book7.042.517.246.29Net Income-$8.01M$173.03M$808.32M$270.77M7 Day Performance-3.17%0.45%3.40%3.88%1 Month Performance47.18%2.02%3.98%4.88%1 Year Performance373.28%19.46%24,081.54%26.01% LightPath Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LPTHLightPath Technologies1.4001 of 5 stars$5.49+3.6%$5.38-2.1%+358.3%$235.59M$31.73M-21.12330News CoverageUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑KEKimball Electronics3.0916 of 5 stars$28.87+0.0%$28.00-3.0%+76.1%$703.86M$1.49B43.095,700AMBQAmbiq MicroN/A$39.50+1.0%$43.75+10.8%N/A$700.33MN/A0.00190Quiet Period ExpirationCSIQCanadian Solar1.6131 of 5 stars$9.78+2.8%$11.86+21.3%-21.7%$654.99M$5.99B-16.301,224Gap UpAIOTPowerFleet2.8561 of 5 stars$4.67+0.2%$10.50+124.8%+13.4%$623.18M$362.52M-15.572,518Positive NewsBKSYBlackSky Technology2.1552 of 5 stars$17.51-3.1%$23.50+34.2%+217.1%$622.76M$102.09M-5.21210Positive NewsICHRIchor4.1407 of 5 stars$16.85-4.2%$23.80+41.2%-40.0%$578.42M$849.04M-27.622,380News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeSKYTSkyWater Technology2.3048 of 5 stars$11.99-2.5%$13.00+8.4%+16.9%$577.63M$342.27M-35.26590News CoverageInsider TradeIMOSChipmos Technologies2.5087 of 5 stars$15.72-1.9%N/A-20.8%$563.57M$692.20M174.675,898News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeBuyback AnnouncementGILTGilat Satellite Networks2.5024 of 5 stars$9.41-1.6%$11.00+16.9%+140.4%$538.36M$305.45M24.131,118Short Interest ↑Gap DownPOETPOET Technologies1.9391 of 5 stars$5.36-5.1%$6.25+16.6%+71.8%$486.28M$40K-6.6253News CoverageAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KE Alternatives AMBQ Alternatives CSIQ Alternatives AIOT Alternatives BKSY Alternatives ICHR Alternatives SKYT Alternatives IMOS Alternatives GILT Alternatives POET Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LPTH) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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