Lightwave Logic (LWLG) Competitors $1.24 -0.06 (-4.62%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.25 +0.01 (+0.40%) As of 06:16 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LWLG vs. DSWL, NCL, NEWH, YHGJ, FORD, AZEK, NWL, SWIM, KRT, and ASMShould you be buying Lightwave Logic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lightwave Logic include Deswell Industries (DSWL), Northann (NCL), NewHydrogen (NEWH), Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ), Forward Industries (FORD), AZEK (AZEK), Newell Brands (NWL), Latham Group (SWIM), Karat Packaging (KRT), and Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM). Lightwave Logic vs. Its Competitors Deswell Industries Northann NewHydrogen Yunhong Green CTI Forward Industries AZEK Newell Brands Latham Group Karat Packaging Avino Silver & Gold Mines Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG) and Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, community ranking, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer LWLG or DSWL? In the previous week, Deswell Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Lightwave Logic. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Deswell Industries and 1 mentions for Lightwave Logic. Lightwave Logic's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Deswell Industries' score of 0.94 indicating that Lightwave Logic is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Lightwave Logic Very Positive Deswell Industries Positive Which has more volatility & risk, LWLG or DSWL? Lightwave Logic has a beta of 2.26, indicating that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deswell Industries has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LWLG or DSWL? Deswell Industries received 134 more outperform votes than Lightwave Logic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.72% of users gave Deswell Industries an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Lightwave Logic an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLightwave LogicOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes3100.00% Deswell IndustriesOutperform Votes13468.72% Underperform Votes6131.28% Is LWLG or DSWL more profitable? Deswell Industries has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lightwave Logic's net margin of -19,416.81%. Deswell Industries' return on equity of 0.00% beat Lightwave Logic's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lightwave Logic-19,416.81% -61.49% -54.66% Deswell Industries N/A N/A N/A Which has better valuation & earnings, LWLG or DSWL? Deswell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Lightwave Logic. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLightwave Logic$88.11K1,752.75-$21.04M-$0.18-6.86Deswell Industries$66.81M0.56$7.71MN/AN/A Do institutionals & insiders believe in LWLG or DSWL? 27.0% of Lightwave Logic shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Lightwave Logic shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.0% of Deswell Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryDeswell Industries beats Lightwave Logic on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lightwave Logic News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LWLG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 LWLG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLightwave Logicplastics products IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$154.43M$153.18M$3.19B$8.61BDividend YieldN/AN/A5.04%4.19%P/E Ratio-6.86N/A76.2420.07Price / Sales1,752.751,738.5526,914,679,906,559,100.00158.91Price / CashN/AN/A24.2634.64Price / Book3.983.955.374.71Net Income-$21.04M-$21.04M$155.01M$247.80M7 Day Performance16.51%7.78%1.64%2.30%1 Month Performance22.28%10.64%6.55%9.55%1 Year Performance-54.76%-27.56%20.91%14.92% Lightwave Logic Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LWLGLightwave Logic0.1305 of 5 stars$1.24-4.6%N/A-52.2%$155.05M$88.11K-6.8920Gap UpDSWLDeswell Industries1.4521 of 5 stars$2.30+0.2%N/A-6.4%$36.71M$66.81M0.00990Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeNCLNorthann0.1582 of 5 stars$0.95+1.5%N/A-44.1%$32.64M$15.58M-4.7573Short Interest ↓Gap UpNEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.04+6.6%N/A+430.2%$26.31MN/A0.002News CoverageYHGJYunhong Green CTI1.3213 of 5 stars$0.79-4.0%N/A-32.0%$20.43M$17.86M-9.8670Positive NewsGap UpFORDForward Industries1.3069 of 5 stars$6.01-5.7%N/A+24.4%$6.62M$27.73M0.00100Positive NewsGap UpAZEKAZEK1.8282 of 5 stars$50.49+2.0%$53.93+6.8%+21.0%$7.26B$1.52B50.992,180Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNWLNewell Brands4.9159 of 5 stars$5.05-4.7%$7.42+46.9%-22.9%$2.11B$7.50B-9.7128,000SWIMLatham Group1.8351 of 5 stars$5.59-1.1%$7.56+35.2%+60.3%$650.50M$509.31M62.122,390News CoverageKRTKarat Packaging3.7608 of 5 stars$31.54+0.3%$33.50+6.2%+10.6%$632.69M$430.64M22.53680News CoverageShort Interest ↓Gap DownASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.5329 of 5 stars$3.34+5.4%$2.27-32.1%+257.6%$473.14M$72.62M167.0834Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DSWL Competitors NCL Competitors NEWH Competitors YHGJ Competitors FORD Competitors AZEK Competitors NWL Competitors SWIM Competitors KRT Competitors ASM Competitors 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:LWLG) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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