Neonode (NEON) Competitors

Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE) and Neonode (NASDAQ:NEON) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PKE or NEON?

77.8% of Park Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.6% of Neonode shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Park Aerospace shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of Neonode shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to PKE or NEON?

In the previous week, Park Aerospace had 2 more articles in the media than Neonode. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Park Aerospace and 2 mentions for Neonode. Park Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Neonode's score of 1.21 indicating that Park Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Park Aerospace	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Neonode	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, PKE or NEON?

Park Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than Neonode. Neonode is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Park Aerospace, 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
Park Aerospace	$61.42M	4.29	$7.47M	$0.36	36.74
Neonode	$3.11M	68.31	-$10.12M	-$0.71	-17.82

Do analysts rate PKE or NEON?

Neonode has a consensus target price of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 30.43%. Given Neonode's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Neonode is more favorable than Park Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Park Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Neonode	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is PKE or NEON more profitable?

Park Aerospace has a net margin of 11.90% compared to Neonode's net margin of -252.78%. Park Aerospace's return on equity of 7.02% beat Neonode's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Park Aerospace	11.90%	7.02%	6.07%
Neonode	-252.78%	-67.67%	-60.74%

Which has more volatility & risk, PKE or NEON?

Park Aerospace has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Neonode has a beta of 2, suggesting that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PKE or NEON?

Park Aerospace received 41 more outperform votes than Neonode when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.26% of users gave Park Aerospace an outperform vote while only 49.48% of users gave Neonode an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Park Aerospace	Outperform Votes 232 60.26%	Underperform Votes 153 39.74%
Neonode	Outperform Votes 191 49.48%	Underperform Votes 195 50.52%

Summary

Park Aerospace beats Neonode on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.