Lantronix (LTRX) Competitors

Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) and Lantronix (NASDAQ:LTRX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in KOPN or LTRX?

31.0% of Kopin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of Lantronix shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of Kopin shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Lantronix shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate KOPN or LTRX?

Kopin presently has a consensus price target of $2.56, indicating a potential upside of 88.42%. Lantronix has a consensus price target of $5.13, indicating a potential upside of 130.86%. Given Lantronix's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lantronix is more favorable than Kopin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kopin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Lantronix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, KOPN or LTRX?

Kopin has a beta of 3.16, indicating that its share price is 216% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lantronix has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to KOPN or LTRX?

In the previous week, Lantronix had 2 more articles in the media than Kopin. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Lantronix and 2 mentions for Kopin. Kopin's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Lantronix's score of 0.74 indicating that Kopin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kopin	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lantronix	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KOPN or LTRX?

Kopin received 42 more outperform votes than Lantronix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.77% of users gave Lantronix an outperform vote while only 57.51% of users gave Kopin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kopin	Outperform Votes 310 57.51%	Underperform Votes 229 42.49%
Lantronix	Outperform Votes 268 58.77%	Underperform Votes 188 41.23%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, KOPN or LTRX?

Lantronix has higher revenue and earnings than Kopin. Kopin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lantronix, 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
Kopin	$50.34M	4.40	-$19.75M	-$0.11	-12.36
Lantronix	$143.16M	0.60	-$4.52M	-$0.22	-10.09

Is KOPN or LTRX more profitable?

Lantronix has a net margin of -3.15% compared to Kopin's net margin of -109.38%. Lantronix's return on equity of -2.62% beat Kopin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kopin	-109.38%	-165.86%	-42.90%
Lantronix	-3.15%	-2.62%	-1.49%

Summary

Lantronix beats Kopin on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.