Peraso (PRSO) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend PRSO or LEDS?

Peraso presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 172.73%. Given Peraso's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly 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

Is PRSO or LEDS more profitable?

SemiLEDS has a net margin of -7.02% compared to Peraso's net margin of -58.67%. SemiLEDS's return on equity of -40.75% beat Peraso's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Peraso	-58.67%	-203.53%	-83.32%
SemiLEDS	-7.02%	-40.75%	-7.38%

Does the media favor PRSO or LEDS?

In the previous week, Peraso had 1 more articles in the media than SemiLEDS. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Peraso and 2 mentions for SemiLEDS. SemiLEDS's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Peraso's score of 0.00 indicating that SemiLEDS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Peraso	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
SemiLEDS	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, PRSO or LEDS?

Peraso has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% 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.

Which has better earnings & valuation, PRSO or LEDS?

SemiLEDS has higher revenue and 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	0.38	-$10.73M	-$3.33	-0.33
SemiLEDS	$14.78M	1.38	-$2.04M	-$0.17	-14.59

Do institutionals & insiders believe 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 52.1% of SemiLEDS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

SemiLEDS beats Peraso on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.