SQNS vs. KOPN, PXLW, AAOI, OIIM, QUIK, AIP, VIAO, POET, ATOM, and LPTH
Should you be buying Sequans Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sequans Communications include Kopin (KOPN), Pixelworks (PXLW), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), O2Micro International (OIIM), QuickLogic (QUIK), Arteris (AIP), VIA optronics (VIAO), POET Technologies (POET), Atomera (ATOM), and LightPath Technologies (LPTH). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Sequans Communications vs.
Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) and Sequans Communications (NYSE:SQNS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.
In the previous week, Kopin had 2 more articles in the media than Sequans Communications. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Kopin and 2 mentions for Sequans Communications. Kopin's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Sequans Communications' score of 0.63 indicating that Kopin is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Kopin has a beta of 2.48, indicating that its share price is 148% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sequans Communications has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Kopin currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 210.69%. Sequans Communications has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 195.57%. Given Kopin's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Kopin is more favorable than Sequans Communications.
Sequans Communications received 39 more outperform votes than Kopin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.47% of users gave Sequans Communications an outperform vote while only 60.20% of users gave Kopin an outperform vote.
Sequans Communications has a net margin of -14.88% compared to Kopin's net margin of -36.04%. Kopin's return on equity of -55.12% beat Sequans Communications' return on equity.
Sequans Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Kopin. Sequans Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kopin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
18.0% of Kopin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of Sequans Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Kopin shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Sequans Communications shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Sequans Communications beats Kopin on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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