LPTH vs. SKYT, KE, POET, IPAX, GILT, AIP, LAES, SATL, VREX, and NNDM
Should you be buying LightPath Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LightPath Technologies include SkyWater Technology (SKYT), Kimball Electronics (KE), POET Technologies (POET), Inflection Point Acquisition (IPAX), Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT), Arteris (AIP), SEALSQ (LAES), Satellogic (SATL), Varex Imaging (VREX), and Nano Dimension (NNDM). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
LightPath Technologies vs. Its Competitors
SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ:SKYT) and LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership.
SkyWater Technology presently has a consensus target price of $11.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.37%. LightPath Technologies has a consensus target price of $4.88, indicating a potential upside of 50.46%. Given LightPath Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LightPath Technologies is more favorable than SkyWater Technology.
70.0% of SkyWater Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of LightPath Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.8% of SkyWater Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of LightPath Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
SkyWater Technology has a net margin of -2.60% compared to LightPath Technologies' net margin of -30.18%. SkyWater Technology's return on equity of -8.52% beat LightPath Technologies' return on equity.
In the previous week, SkyWater Technology had 1 more articles in the media than LightPath Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for SkyWater Technology and 4 mentions for LightPath Technologies. LightPath Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat SkyWater Technology's score of 0.32 indicating that LightPath Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
SkyWater Technology has higher revenue and earnings than LightPath Technologies. SkyWater Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LightPath Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
SkyWater Technology has a beta of 3.4, meaning that its share price is 240% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LightPath Technologies has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
SkyWater Technology beats LightPath Technologies on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:LPTH) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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