Valens Semiconductor (VLN) Competitors $2.68 +0.14 (+5.51%) Closing price 07/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.63 -0.05 (-1.87%) As of 06:28 AM 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. NSSC, DQ, LASR, SHLS, INDI, CSIQ, ICHR, IMOS, BKSY, and AIOTShould you be buying Valens Semiconductor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valens Semiconductor include NAPCO Security Technologies (NSSC), DAQO New Energy (DQ), nLight (LASR), Shoals Technologies Group (SHLS), indie Semiconductor (INDI), Canadian Solar (CSIQ), Ichor (ICHR), Chipmos Technologies (IMOS), BlackSky Technology (BKSY), and PowerFleet (AIOT). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Valens Semiconductor vs. Its Competitors NAPCO Security Technologies DAQO New Energy nLight Shoals Technologies Group indie Semiconductor Canadian Solar Ichor Chipmos Technologies BlackSky Technology PowerFleet NAPCO Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC) and Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has better valuation and earnings, NSSC or VLN? NAPCO Security Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Valens Semiconductor. Valens Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NAPCO Security Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNAPCO Security Technologies$188.82M5.68$49.82M$1.2224.67Valens Semiconductor$57.86M4.93-$36.58M-$0.33-8.12 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NSSC or VLN? 85.1% of NAPCO Security Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of NAPCO Security Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, NSSC or VLN? NAPCO Security Technologies has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valens Semiconductor has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend NSSC or VLN? NAPCO Security Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $29.20, suggesting a potential downside of 2.99%. Valens Semiconductor has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 49.25%. Given Valens Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Valens Semiconductor is more favorable than NAPCO Security Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NAPCO Security Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Valens Semiconductor 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50 Is NSSC or VLN more profitable? NAPCO Security Technologies has a net margin of 25.00% compared to Valens Semiconductor's net margin of -55.20%. NAPCO Security Technologies' return on equity of 26.14% beat Valens Semiconductor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NAPCO Security Technologies25.00% 26.14% 22.34% Valens Semiconductor -55.20%-20.44%-17.33% Does the media favor NSSC or VLN? In the previous week, NAPCO Security Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than Valens Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for NAPCO Security Technologies and 1 mentions for Valens Semiconductor. Valens Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat NAPCO Security Technologies' score of 0.72 indicating that Valens Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NAPCO Security Technologies 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Valens Semiconductor 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryNAPCO Security Technologies beats Valens Semiconductor on 12 of the 17 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VLN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$270.11M$37.43B$27.19B$20.53BDividend YieldN/A2.17%3.15%3.77%P/E Ratio-8.1246.2735.9927.85Price / Sales4.93248.311,939.2037.49Price / CashN/A87.4537.6521.91Price / Book2.005.267.074.55Net Income-$36.58M$529.18M$763.02M$984.95M7 Day Performance0.04%1.42%1.86%2.31%1 Month Performance22.10%15.64%5.94%4.85%1 Year Performance-16.25%32.18%52,289.36%13.81% Valens Semiconductor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLNValens Semiconductor3.2345 of 5 stars$2.68+5.5%$4.00+49.3%-16.3%$270.11M$57.86M-8.12310News CoverageNSSCNAPCO Security Technologies2.8252 of 5 stars$29.69+0.2%$29.20-1.7%-43.9%$1.06B$188.82M24.341,070DQDAQO New Energy2.6634 of 5 stars$15.23+0.7%$21.01+38.0%+20.9%$1.01B$1.03B-2.344,749News CoverageGap UpLASRnLight2.1171 of 5 stars$19.68+0.3%$17.70-10.1%+81.2%$970.49M$205.69M-17.421,100Insider TradeHigh Trading VolumeSHLSShoals Technologies Group4.0518 of 5 stars$4.25-10.1%$8.45+98.8%-8.8%$790.74M$399.21M35.421,290High Trading VolumeINDIindie Semiconductor1.9291 of 5 stars$3.56-2.2%$6.08+70.9%-39.5%$773.55M$216.68M-4.75400Gap UpCSIQCanadian Solar2.869 of 5 stars$11.04-2.6%$14.74+33.5%-14.4%$758.80M$5.99B-22.081,224ICHRIchor4.5388 of 5 stars$19.64+0.7%$34.00+73.1%-43.7%$665.68M$849.04M-40.922,380IMOSChipmos Technologies2.7676 of 5 stars$18.11-2.2%N/A-27.9%$663.81M$692.20M18.485,898High Trading VolumeBKSYBlackSky Technology1.167 of 5 stars$20.68+6.1%$21.67+4.8%+145.3%$616.91M$102.09M-8.05210High Trading VolumeAIOTPowerFleet2.6902 of 5 stars$4.31-3.4%$10.50+143.6%N/A$594.83M$362.52M-10.022,518 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NAPCO Security Technologies Alternatives DAQO New Energy Alternatives nLight Alternatives Shoals Technologies Group Alternatives indie Semiconductor Alternatives Canadian Solar Alternatives Ichor Alternatives Chipmos Technologies Alternatives BlackSky Technology Alternatives PowerFleet 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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