POET Technologies (POET) Competitors

POET Technologies (NASDAQ:POET) and DAQO New Energy (NYSE:DQ) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to POET or DQ?

In the previous week, DAQO New Energy had 8 more articles in the media than POET Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for DAQO New Energy and 8 mentions for POET Technologies. DAQO New Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat POET Technologies' score of 0.61 indicating that DAQO New Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
POET Technologies	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DAQO New Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of POET or DQ?

2.0% of POET Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of DAQO New Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of POET Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.3% of DAQO New Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend POET or DQ?

POET Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $6.25, suggesting a potential upside of 19.27%. DAQO New Energy has a consensus price target of $28.10, suggesting a potential upside of 9.19%. Given POET Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe POET Technologies is more favorable than DAQO New Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
POET Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
DAQO New Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Is POET or DQ more profitable?

DAQO New Energy has a net margin of -65.64% compared to POET Technologies' net margin of -11,497.01%. DAQO New Energy's return on equity of -6.54% beat POET Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
POET Technologies	-11,497.01%	-141.43%	-68.54%
DAQO New Energy	-65.64%	-6.54%	-5.97%

Which has more risk & volatility, POET or DQ?

POET Technologies has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DAQO New Energy has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, POET or DQ?

POET Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DAQO New Energy. POET Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DAQO New Energy, 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
POET Technologies	$40K	11,884.32	-$56.70M	-$0.81	-6.47
DAQO New Energy	$1.03B	1.68	-$345.21M	-$5.84	-4.41

Summary

DAQO New Energy beats POET Technologies on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.