Peraso (PRSO) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, LEDS or PRSO?

SemiLEDS has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peraso has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, LEDS or PRSO?

SemiLEDS has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
SemiLEDS	$5.18M	4.37	-$2.04M	-$0.17	-16.24
Peraso	$14.57M	0.36	-$10.73M	-$3.33	-0.32

Is LEDS or PRSO 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
SemiLEDS	-7.02%	-40.75%	-7.38%
Peraso	-58.67%	-203.53%	-83.32%

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

76.3% of SemiLEDS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of Peraso shares are held by institutional investors. 52.1% of SemiLEDS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Peraso shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate LEDS or PRSO?

Peraso has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 185.71%. Given Peraso's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Peraso is more favorable than SemiLEDS.

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

Does the media favor LEDS or PRSO?

In the previous week, Peraso had 2 more articles in the media than SemiLEDS. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Peraso and 3 mentions for SemiLEDS. Peraso's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat SemiLEDS's score of 0.20 indicating that Peraso is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SemiLEDS	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Peraso	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

SemiLEDS and Peraso tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.