Silicom (SILC) Competitors

Silicom (NASDAQ:SILC) and Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Do analysts rate SILC or KOPN?

Kopin has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential downside of 12.02%. Given Kopin's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kopin is more favorable than Silicom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silicom	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Kopin	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SILC or KOPN?

Silicom has higher revenue and earnings than Kopin. Kopin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silicom, 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
Silicom	$58.11M	1.71	-$13.71M	-$2.28	-7.70
Kopin	$50.33M	11.03	-$43.88M	-$0.09	-37.89

Is SILC or KOPN more profitable?

Silicom has a net margin of -22.50% compared to Kopin's net margin of -29.47%. Silicom's return on equity of -10.38% beat Kopin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silicom	-22.50%	-10.38%	-8.72%
Kopin	-29.47%	-66.91%	-20.69%

Which has more risk and volatility, SILC or KOPN?

Silicom has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kopin has a beta of 2.98, meaning that its share price is 198% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SILC or KOPN?

52.9% of Silicom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of Kopin shares are held by institutional investors. 25.4% of Silicom shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Kopin shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer SILC or KOPN?

In the previous week, Kopin had 4 more articles in the media than Silicom. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Kopin and 4 mentions for Silicom. Kopin's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Silicom's score of 0.71 indicating that Kopin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Silicom	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kopin	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Silicom and Kopin tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.