Vuzix (VUZI) Competitors

Vuzix (NASDAQ:VUZI) and Daqo New Energy (NYSE:DQ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has better earnings and valuation, VUZI or DQ?

Daqo New Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Vuzix. Vuzix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Daqo New Energy, 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
Vuzix	$5.33M	46.47	-$50.15M	-$1.03	-3.16
Daqo New Energy	$737.68M	1.34	$429.55M	-$6.51	-2.26

Which has more risk & volatility, VUZI or DQ?

Vuzix has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Daqo New Energy has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VUZI or DQ more profitable?

Daqo New Energy has a net margin of -9.16% compared to Vuzix's net margin of -1,437.17%. Daqo New Energy's return on equity of -1.90% beat Vuzix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vuzix	-1,437.17%	-139.39%	-131.18%
Daqo New Energy	-9.16%	-1.90%	-1.68%

Does the media favor VUZI or DQ?

In the previous week, Vuzix had 4 more articles in the media than Daqo New Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Vuzix and 1 mentions for Daqo New Energy. Daqo New Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Vuzix's score of 0.44 indicating that Daqo New Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vuzix	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Daqo New Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer VUZI or DQ?

Vuzix currently has a consensus target price of $2.00, suggesting a potential downside of 38.46%. Daqo New Energy has a consensus target price of $21.01, suggesting a potential upside of 42.67%. Given Daqo New Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Daqo New Energy is more favorable than Vuzix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vuzix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Daqo New Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VUZI or DQ?

Daqo New Energy received 2 more outperform votes than Vuzix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.87% of users gave Vuzix an outperform vote while only 65.32% of users gave Daqo New Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vuzix	Outperform Votes 354 68.87%	Underperform Votes 160 31.13%
Daqo New Energy	Outperform Votes 356 65.32%	Underperform Votes 189 34.68%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VUZI or DQ?

35.9% of Vuzix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of Daqo New Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Vuzix shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.3% of Daqo New Energy shares are owned 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.

Summary

Daqo New Energy beats Vuzix on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.