SKYT vs. KLIC, PL, COMM, AAOI, HIMX, SEDG, DQ, PENG, JKS, and BELFA
Should you be buying SkyWater Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SkyWater Technology include Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Planet Labs PBC (PL), CommScope (COMM), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), Himax Technologies (HIMX), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), DAQO New Energy (DQ), Penguin Solutions (PENG), JinkoSolar (JKS), and Bel Fuse (BELFA). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
SkyWater Technology vs. Its Competitors
Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) and SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ:SKYT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.
SkyWater Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. SkyWater Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kulicke and Soffa Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Kulicke and Soffa Industries had 2 more articles in the media than SkyWater Technology. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries and 2 mentions for SkyWater Technology. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat SkyWater Technology's score of 0.65 indicating that Kulicke and Soffa Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.0% of SkyWater Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 37.9% of SkyWater Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SkyWater Technology has a beta of 3.4, meaning that its stock price is 240% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a net margin of 3.11% compared to SkyWater Technology's net margin of -2.60%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity of 0.76% beat SkyWater Technology's return on equity.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries currently has a consensus price target of $44.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.93%. SkyWater Technology has a consensus price target of $11.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.83%. Given Kulicke and Soffa Industries' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kulicke and Soffa Industries is more favorable than SkyWater Technology.
Summary
Kulicke and Soffa Industries beats SkyWater Technology on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:SKYT) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
