Vuzix (VUZI) Competitors

POET Technologies (NASDAQ:POET) and Vuzix (NASDAQ:VUZI) 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 analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend POET or VUZI?

POET Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $6.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.79%. Vuzix has a consensus target price of $2.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.09%. Given POET Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe POET Technologies is more favorable than Vuzix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
POET Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Vuzix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor POET or VUZI?

In the previous week, POET Technologies and POET Technologies both had 9 articles in the media. Vuzix's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat POET Technologies' score of 0.13 indicating that Vuzix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
POET Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Vuzix	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, POET or VUZI?

POET Technologies has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vuzix has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is POET or VUZI more profitable?

Vuzix has a net margin of -1,352.74% compared to POET Technologies' net margin of -11,497.01%. POET Technologies' return on equity of -141.43% beat Vuzix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
POET Technologies	-11,497.01%	-141.43%	-68.54%
Vuzix	-1,352.74%	-198.84%	-185.84%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of POET or VUZI?

2.0% of POET Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Vuzix shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of POET Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Vuzix shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, POET or VUZI?

POET Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vuzix. POET Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vuzix, 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
POET Technologies	$40K	11,544.12	-$56.70M	-$0.81	-6.28
Vuzix	$5.76M	29.12	-$73.54M	-$1.03	-2.14

Summary

POET Technologies beats Vuzix on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.