REKR vs. SKYT, IMOS, GILT, POET, VREX, CLFD, AIP, SATL, IPAX, and LAES
Should you be buying Rekor Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rekor Systems include SkyWater Technology (SKYT), Chipmos Technologies (IMOS), Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT), POET Technologies (POET), Varex Imaging (VREX), Clearfield (CLFD), Arteris (AIP), Satellogic (SATL), Inflection Point Acquisition (IPAX), and SEALSQ (LAES). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Rekor Systems vs. Its Competitors
SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ:SKYT) and Rekor Systems (NASDAQ:REKR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.
SkyWater Technology has a beta of 3.41, suggesting that its stock price is 241% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rekor Systems has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.
SkyWater Technology currently has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.42%. Given SkyWater Technology's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe SkyWater Technology is more favorable than Rekor Systems.
SkyWater Technology has a net margin of -5.69% compared to Rekor Systems' net margin of -115.76%. SkyWater Technology's return on equity of -19.49% beat Rekor Systems' return on equity.
SkyWater Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Rekor Systems. SkyWater Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rekor Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
70.0% of SkyWater Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Rekor Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 37.9% of SkyWater Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Rekor Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, SkyWater Technology had 13 more articles in the media than Rekor Systems. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for SkyWater Technology and 1 mentions for Rekor Systems. Rekor Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat SkyWater Technology's score of 0.41 indicating that Rekor Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
SkyWater Technology beats Rekor Systems on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:REKR) was last updated on 9/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff