LTRX vs. KOPN, DDD, RDCM, MKFG, SILC, OSS, INVE, ALOT, QMCO, and INTZ
Should you be buying Lantronix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lantronix include Kopin (KOPN), 3D Systems (DDD), Radcom (RDCM), Markforged (MKFG), Silicom (SILC), One Stop Systems (OSS), Identiv (INVE), AstroNova (ALOT), Quantum (QMCO), and Intrusion (INTZ). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Lantronix vs. Its Competitors
Lantronix (NASDAQ:LTRX) and Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.
39.4% of Lantronix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of Kopin shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Lantronix shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Kopin shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Lantronix had 6 more articles in the media than Kopin. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Lantronix and 2 mentions for Kopin. Lantronix's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Kopin's score of 0.58 indicating that Lantronix is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Lantronix has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kopin has a beta of 2.85, suggesting that its share price is 185% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lantronix presently has a consensus target price of $3.83, indicating a potential upside of 27.14%. Kopin has a consensus target price of $2.58, indicating a potential upside of 61.46%. Given Kopin's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kopin is more favorable than Lantronix.
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.
Lantronix has a net margin of -5.84% compared to Kopin's net margin of -28.70%. Lantronix's return on equity of -7.03% beat Kopin's return on equity.
Summary
Lantronix beats Kopin on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:LTRX) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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