Smartkem (SMTK) Competitors

Smartkem (NASDAQ:SMTK) and EMCORE (NASDAQ:EMKR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SMTK or EMKR?

EMCORE received 355 more outperform votes than Smartkem when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Smartkem	N/A	N/A
EMCORE	Outperform Votes 355 57.72%	Underperform Votes 260 42.28%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SMTK or EMKR?

65.7% of EMCORE shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Smartkem shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of EMCORE shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SMTK or EMKR more profitable?

Smartkem has a net margin of 0.00% compared to EMCORE's net margin of -42.00%. EMCORE's return on equity of -24.27% beat Smartkem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smartkem	N/A	-167.89%	-111.60%
EMCORE	-42.00%	-24.27%	-12.59%

Do analysts rate SMTK or EMKR?

EMCORE has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.23%. Given EMCORE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe EMCORE is more favorable than Smartkem.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smartkem	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
EMCORE	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer SMTK or EMKR?

In the previous week, Smartkem and Smartkem both had 1 articles in the media. Smartkem's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat EMCORE's score of 0.00 indicating that Smartkem is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Smartkem	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EMCORE	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SMTK or EMKR?

Smartkem has higher earnings, but lower revenue than EMCORE. EMCORE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smartkem, 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
Smartkem	$105K	56.13	-$8.50M	-$3.36	-0.40
EMCORE	$81.08M	0.35	-$31.24M	-$2.92	-1.06

Summary

EMCORE beats Smartkem on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.