POET Technologies (POET) Competitors

POET Technologies (NASDAQ:POET) and SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ:SEDG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer POET or SEDG?

SolarEdge Technologies received 659 more outperform votes than POET Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.73% of users gave POET Technologies an outperform vote while only 58.51% of users gave SolarEdge Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
POET Technologies	Outperform Votes 8 72.73%	Underperform Votes 3 27.27%
SolarEdge Technologies	Outperform Votes 667 58.51%	Underperform Votes 473 41.49%

Does the media refer more to POET or SEDG?

In the previous week, SolarEdge Technologies had 12 more articles in the media than POET Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for SolarEdge Technologies and 1 mentions for POET Technologies. POET Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat SolarEdge Technologies' score of 0.76 indicating that POET Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
POET Technologies	Very Positive
SolarEdge Technologies	Positive

Do analysts rate POET or SEDG?

POET Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $6.25, suggesting a potential upside of 50.24%. SolarEdge Technologies has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential downside of 18.41%. Given POET Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe POET Technologies is more favorable than SolarEdge Technologies.

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
SolarEdge Technologies	9 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.74

Is POET or SEDG more profitable?

POET Technologies has a net margin of 0.00% compared to SolarEdge Technologies' net margin of -192.13%. SolarEdge Technologies' return on equity of -95.05% beat POET Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
POET Technologies	N/A	-194.16%	-132.32%
SolarEdge Technologies	-192.13%	-95.05%	-41.78%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, POET or SEDG?

SolarEdge Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than POET Technologies. POET Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SolarEdge Technologies, 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	$199.48K	1,764.04	-$20.27M	-$0.74	-5.62
SolarEdge Technologies	$916.54M	1.34	$34.33M	-$30.14	-0.69

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in POET or SEDG?

2.0% of POET Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of SolarEdge Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of POET Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of SolarEdge Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, POET or SEDG?

POET Technologies has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SolarEdge Technologies has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

SolarEdge Technologies beats POET Technologies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.