POET vs. DQ, LUNR, AAOI, BELFA, LASR, HIMX, NSSC, ONDS, PENG, and NVTS
Should you be buying POET Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of POET Technologies include DAQO New Energy (DQ), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), Bel Fuse (BELFA), nLight (LASR), Himax Technologies (HIMX), NAPCO Security Technologies (NSSC), Ondas (ONDS), Penguin Solutions (PENG), and Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
POET Technologies vs. Its Competitors
POET Technologies (NASDAQ:POET) and DAQO New Energy (NYSE:DQ) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
2.0% of POET Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of DAQO New Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of POET Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.3% of DAQO New Energy shares are owned 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.
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.
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.
In the previous week, DAQO New Energy had 7 more articles in the media than POET Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for DAQO New Energy and 8 mentions for POET Technologies. DAQO New Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat POET Technologies' score of 0.61 indicating that DAQO New Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
POET Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $6.25, indicating a potential upside of 19.27%. DAQO New Energy has a consensus target price of $28.10, indicating a potential upside of 9.19%. Given POET Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe POET Technologies is more favorable than DAQO New Energy.
POET Technologies has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DAQO New Energy has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
DAQO New Energy beats POET Technologies on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:POET) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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