POET Technologies (POET) Competitors $5.40 -0.10 (-1.82%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.38 -0.03 (-0.46%) As of 08/1/2025 07:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock POET vs. NN, PL, KLIC, COMM, HIMX, NVTS, SEDG, DQ, BELFA, and AAOIShould you be buying POET Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of POET Technologies include NextNav (NN), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), CommScope (COMM), Himax Technologies (HIMX), Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), DAQO New Energy (DQ), Bel Fuse (BELFA), and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. POET Technologies vs. Its Competitors NextNav Planet Labs PBC Kulicke and Soffa Industries CommScope Himax Technologies Navitas Semiconductor SolarEdge Technologies DAQO New Energy Bel Fuse Applied Optoelectronics POET Technologies (NASDAQ:POET) and NextNav (NASDAQ:NN) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability. Do insiders & institutionals believe in POET or NN? 2.0% of POET Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.2% of NextNav shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of POET Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of NextNav shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, POET or NN? POET Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NextNav. NextNav is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than POET Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPOET Technologies$199.48K2,452.51-$56.70M-$0.74-7.30NextNav$6.16M318.21-$101.88M-$1.02-14.52 Is POET or NN more profitable? POET Technologies has a net margin of 0.00% compared to NextNav's net margin of -2,091.01%. POET Technologies' return on equity of -139.18% beat NextNav's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets POET TechnologiesN/A -139.18% -70.84% NextNav -2,091.01%-193.20%-46.43% Which has more risk and volatility, POET or NN? POET Technologies has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NextNav has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate POET or NN? POET Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $6.25, indicating a potential upside of 15.74%. NextNav has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.04%. Given NextNav's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NextNav is more favorable than POET 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) 3.33NextNav 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor POET or NN? In the previous week, NextNav had 6 more articles in the media than POET Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for NextNav and 0 mentions for POET Technologies. NextNav's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat POET Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that NextNav is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment POET Technologies Neutral NextNav Neutral SummaryPOET Technologies beats NextNav on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get POET Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for POET and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding POET and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart POET vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPOET TechnologiesELEC COMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$498.28M$39.20B$29.10B$9.54BDividend YieldN/A2.31%3.08%4.09%P/E Ratio-7.30539.0448.1723.83Price / Sales2,452.5171.481,546.2066.02Price / CashN/A93.5138.0757.96Price / Book20.004.897.415.54Net Income-$56.70M$528.96M$782.80M$259.28M7 Day Performance-13.32%-7.58%-3.69%-4.68%1 Month Performance-6.41%-6.12%-0.16%4.36%1 Year Performance94.24%40.11%52,681.98%17.89% POET Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)POETPOET Technologies1.0701 of 5 stars$5.40-1.8%$6.25+15.7%+84.3%$498.28M$199.48K-7.3053Positive NewsNNNextNav2.6413 of 5 stars$15.38-0.1%$20.00+30.0%+89.4%$2.04B$5.67M-15.0860News CoverageUpcoming EarningsPLPlanet Labs PBC2.1872 of 5 stars$6.36-4.4%$6.86+7.9%+168.7%$1.93B$244.35M-17.67800Gap DownKLICKulicke and Soffa Industries4.0813 of 5 stars$35.23+3.6%$44.50+26.3%-26.8%$1.86B$706.23M97.862,746Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCOMMCommScope3.4766 of 5 stars$8.13+2.0%$4.88-40.0%+210.4%$1.76B$4.42B2.9820,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap DownHIMXHimax Technologies3.9687 of 5 stars$9.44-1.0%$11.90+26.1%+40.2%$1.65B$906.80M19.272,177News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap DownNVTSNavitas Semiconductor1.5824 of 5 stars$8.56-2.6%$3.71-56.7%+136.2%$1.64B$83.30M-16.46160Upcoming EarningsInsider TradeGap UpSEDGSolarEdge Technologies3.5492 of 5 stars$27.06-0.6%$17.92-33.8%-3.7%$1.60B$916.54M-0.904,930Upcoming EarningsGap UpDQDAQO New Energy2.0379 of 5 stars$22.96-1.4%$23.22+1.1%+28.4%$1.54B$1.03B-3.534,749BELFABel Fuse1.5883 of 5 stars$113.63+3.4%$115.00+1.2%+25.1%$1.44B$594.03M29.446,300News CoverageDividend AnnouncementGap DownHigh Trading VolumeAAOIApplied Optoelectronics2.6854 of 5 stars$25.22-7.0%$26.00+3.1%+156.3%$1.40B$249.37M-6.533,309Upcoming EarningsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NN Competitors PL Competitors KLIC Competitors COMM Competitors HIMX Competitors NVTS Competitors SEDG Competitors DQ Competitors BELFA Competitors AAOI Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:POET) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon put $51 million into thisA single U.S. company has started producing a “miracle metal” once locked in research labs. 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