Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) Competitors

Vigil Neuroscience (NASDAQ:VIGL) and Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NVTS) are related small-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer VIGL or NVTS?

Vigil Neuroscience presently has a consensus target price of $10.80, suggesting a potential upside of 35.17%. Navitas Semiconductor has a consensus target price of $3.71, suggesting a potential downside of 42.24%. Given Vigil Neuroscience's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vigil Neuroscience is more favorable than Navitas Semiconductor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vigil Neuroscience	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Navitas Semiconductor	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is VIGL or NVTS more profitable?

Vigil Neuroscience has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Navitas Semiconductor's net margin of -131.83%. Navitas Semiconductor's return on equity of -22.62% beat Vigil Neuroscience's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vigil Neuroscience	N/A	-111.70%	-74.67%
Navitas Semiconductor	-131.83%	-22.62%	-20.38%

Does the media prefer VIGL or NVTS?

In the previous week, Navitas Semiconductor had 11 more articles in the media than Vigil Neuroscience. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Navitas Semiconductor and 1 mentions for Vigil Neuroscience. Navitas Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat Vigil Neuroscience's score of 0.00 indicating that Navitas Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vigil Neuroscience	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Navitas Semiconductor	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, VIGL or NVTS?

Vigil Neuroscience has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Navitas Semiconductor. Navitas Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vigil Neuroscience, 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
Vigil Neuroscience	N/A	N/A	-$84.26M	-$2.05	-3.90
Navitas Semiconductor	$83.30M	14.78	-$84.60M	-$0.52	-12.35

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VIGL or NVTS?

83.6% of Vigil Neuroscience shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.1% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 18.0% of Vigil Neuroscience shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.9% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, VIGL or NVTS?

Vigil Neuroscience has a beta of 3.34, meaning that its stock price is 234% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navitas Semiconductor has a beta of 3.01, meaning that its stock price is 201% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Navitas Semiconductor beats Vigil Neuroscience on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.