LPTH vs. MOBX, NA, POET, EMKR, SQNS, CNDB, GSIT, MMAT, PXLW, and ATOM
Should you be buying LightPath Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LightPath Technologies include Mobix Labs (MOBX), Nano Labs (NA), POET Technologies (POET), EMCORE (EMKR), Sequans Communications (SQNS), Concord Acquisition Corp III (CNDB), GSI Technology (GSIT), Meta Materials (MMAT), Pixelworks (PXLW), and Atomera (ATOM). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) and Mobix Labs (NASDAQ:MOBX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.
Mobix Labs has a net margin of 0.00% compared to LightPath Technologies' net margin of -15.48%. LightPath Technologies' return on equity of -14.22% beat Mobix Labs' return on equity.
LightPath Technologies received 320 more outperform votes than Mobix Labs when rated by MarketBeat users.
Mobix Labs has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LightPath Technologies.
In the previous week, Mobix Labs had 1 more articles in the media than LightPath Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Mobix Labs and 3 mentions for LightPath Technologies. Mobix Labs' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat LightPath Technologies' score of 1.01 indicating that Mobix Labs is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
LightPath Technologies has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mobix Labs has a beta of -0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 132% less volatile than the S&P 500.
LightPath Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 112.77%. Given LightPath Technologies' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe LightPath Technologies is more favorable than Mobix Labs.
56.3% of LightPath Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.6% of Mobix Labs shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of LightPath Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 59.7% of Mobix Labs shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
LightPath Technologies and Mobix Labs tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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