SQNS vs. SKYT, POET, VREX, CLFD, LAES, SATL, AIP, WOLF, IPAX, and MVIS
Should you be buying Sequans Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sequans Communications include SkyWater Technology (SKYT), POET Technologies (POET), VAREX IMAGING (VREX), Clearfield (CLFD), SEALSQ (LAES), Satellogic (SATL), Arteris (AIP), Wolfspeed (WOLF), Inflection Point Acquisition (IPAX), and Microvision (MVIS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Sequans Communications vs. Its Competitors
Sequans Communications (NYSE:SQNS) and SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ:SKYT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
Sequans Communications has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SkyWater Technology has a beta of 3.41, indicating that its stock price is 241% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, SkyWater Technology had 6 more articles in the media than Sequans Communications. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for SkyWater Technology and 5 mentions for Sequans Communications. Sequans Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat SkyWater Technology's score of 0.68 indicating that Sequans Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Sequans Communications has a net margin of 142.92% compared to SkyWater Technology's net margin of -5.69%. Sequans Communications' return on equity of 119.94% beat SkyWater Technology's return on equity.
63.3% of Sequans Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.0% of SkyWater Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of Sequans Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.8% of SkyWater Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Sequans Communications presently has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential downside of 64.54%. SkyWater Technology has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.52%. Given SkyWater Technology's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SkyWater Technology is more favorable than Sequans Communications.
Sequans Communications has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SkyWater Technology. SkyWater Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sequans Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Sequans Communications beats SkyWater Technology on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SQNS) was last updated on 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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