Peraso (PRSO) Competitors

Peraso (NASDAQ:PRSO) and SemiLEDS (NASDAQ:LEDS) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, PRSO or LEDS?

Peraso has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SemiLEDS has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PRSO or LEDS?

77.6% of Peraso shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of SemiLEDS shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Peraso shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 57.4% of SemiLEDS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer PRSO or LEDS?

Peraso currently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 262.93%. Given Peraso's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Peraso is more favorable than SemiLEDS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Peraso	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
SemiLEDS	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor PRSO or LEDS?

In the previous week, Peraso had 3 more articles in the media than SemiLEDS. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Peraso and 0 mentions for SemiLEDS. Peraso's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled SemiLEDS'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Peraso	Neutral
SemiLEDS	Neutral

Is PRSO or LEDS more profitable?

SemiLEDS has a net margin of -1.59% compared to Peraso's net margin of -48.29%. SemiLEDS's return on equity of -17.38% beat Peraso's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Peraso	-48.29%	-165.47%	-74.93%
SemiLEDS	-1.59%	-17.38%	-2.92%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PRSO or LEDS?

SemiLEDS has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Peraso. SemiLEDS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peraso, 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
Peraso	$14.57M	0.29	-$10.73M	-$1.76	-0.47
SemiLEDS	$5.18M	3.03	-$2.04M	-$0.08	-23.88

Summary

SemiLEDS beats Peraso on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.