Valens Semiconductor (VLN) Competitors $1.71 -0.06 (-3.39%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.74 +0.03 (+1.46%) As of 10/17/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VLN vs. POET, KE, LAES, ICHR, AIOT, AMBQ, AIP, IPAX, CLFD, and VREXShould you be buying Valens Semiconductor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valens Semiconductor include POET Technologies (POET), Kimball Electronics (KE), SEALSQ (LAES), Ichor (ICHR), PowerFleet (AIOT), Ambiq Micro (AMBQ), Arteris (AIP), Inflection Point Acquisition (IPAX), Clearfield (CLFD), and Varex Imaging (VREX). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Valens Semiconductor vs. Its Competitors POET Technologies Kimball Electronics SEALSQ Ichor PowerFleet Ambiq Micro Arteris Inflection Point Acquisition Clearfield Varex Imaging POET Technologies (NASDAQ:POET) and Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation. Is POET or VLN more profitable? Valens Semiconductor has a net margin of -49.80% compared to POET Technologies' net margin of -11,497.01%. Valens Semiconductor's return on equity of -21.26% beat POET Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets POET Technologies-11,497.01% -141.43% -68.54% Valens Semiconductor -49.80%-21.26%-17.67% Which has better valuation and earnings, POET or VLN? Valens Semiconductor has higher revenue and earnings than POET Technologies. POET Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valens Semiconductor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPOET Technologies$467.95K1,361.00-$56.70M-$0.81-8.67Valens Semiconductor$57.86M3.14-$36.58M-$0.32-5.34 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in POET or VLN? 2.0% of POET Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of POET Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.9% of Valens Semiconductor 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. Does the media favor POET or VLN? In the previous week, POET Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Valens Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for POET Technologies and 1 mentions for Valens Semiconductor. Valens Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat POET Technologies' score of 0.60 indicating that Valens Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment POET Technologies Positive Valens Semiconductor Positive Do analysts prefer POET or VLN? POET Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $6.25, indicating a potential downside of 10.97%. Valens Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 133.92%. Given Valens Semiconductor's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Valens Semiconductor is more favorable than POET Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score POET Technologies 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Valens Semiconductor 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has more risk & volatility, POET or VLN? POET Technologies has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valens Semiconductor has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryValens Semiconductor beats POET Technologies on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Valens Semiconductor News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VLN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VLN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricValens SemiconductorELEC COMP IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$188.23M$47.52B$32.71B$21.76BDividend YieldN/A2.04%3.21%3.62%P/E Ratio-5.34721.14485.9432.43Price / Sales3.1456.771,666.9358.85Price / CashN/A108.4437.7224.38Price / Book1.286.527.414.59Net Income-$36.58M$551.26M$820.48M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.09%6.61%0.67%1.31%1 Month Performance-11.86%9.09%1.11%-1.47%1 Year Performance-12.08%65.24%23,946.42%9.54% Valens Semiconductor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLNValens Semiconductor3.257 of 5 stars$1.71-3.4%$4.00+133.9%-6.0%$188.23M$57.86M-5.34310Short Interest ↓Gap UpPOETPOET Technologies0.6787 of 5 stars$8.43+10.5%$6.25-25.9%+70.4%$692.22M$40K-10.4153Gap UpKEKimball Electronics2.3009 of 5 stars$28.36+3.3%$28.00-1.3%+50.4%$669.67M$1.49B42.335,700Analyst ForecastLAESSEALSQ0.2529 of 5 stars$6.13+13.3%N/A+1,406.3%$669.39M$10.98M0.0061Analyst ForecastGap UpICHRIchor2.8653 of 5 stars$20.47+11.9%$23.80+16.3%-22.8%$627.85M$849.04M-33.562,380Gap DownAIOTPowerFleet3.1036 of 5 stars$5.14+10.3%$10.50+104.3%+1.5%$621.85M$362.52M-17.132,518Positive NewsAMBQAmbiq MicroN/A$32.12+4.4%$43.75+36.2%N/A$561.10M$76.07M0.00190Short Interest ↑AIPArteris2.8488 of 5 stars$13.35+7.7%$15.00+12.4%+77.5%$528.43M$57.72M-16.28240Gap UpIPAXInflection Point AcquisitionN/A$12.23-4.0%N/A+41.3%$504.11MN/A0.001Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeCLFDClearfield2.8009 of 5 stars$35.52+2.0%$47.50+33.7%-9.5%$481M$166.71M3,552.001,130VREXVarex Imaging4.2933 of 5 stars$11.25+4.1%$19.50+73.3%-4.7%$448.61M$811M-3.502,300Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies POET Technologies Alternatives Kimball Electronics Alternatives SEALSQ Alternatives Ichor Alternatives PowerFleet Alternatives Ambiq Micro Alternatives Arteris Alternatives Inflection Point Acquisition Alternatives Clearfield Alternatives Varex Imaging Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:VLN) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersREVEALED: Something Big Happening Behind White House DoorsWhat I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredHoly ****... 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