WOLF vs. LASR, BELFA, SHLS, CSIQ, IMOS, OST, INDI, ICHR, AIOT, and CLFD
Should you be buying Wolfspeed stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wolfspeed include nLIGHT (LASR), Bel Fuse (BELFA), Shoals Technologies Group (SHLS), Canadian Solar (CSIQ), ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (IMOS), Ostin Technology Group (OST), indie Semiconductor (INDI), Ichor (ICHR), Powerfleet (AIOT), and Clearfield (CLFD). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Wolfspeed vs. Its Competitors
nLIGHT (NASDAQ:LASR) and Wolfspeed (NYSE:WOLF) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
In the previous week, Wolfspeed had 2 more articles in the media than nLIGHT. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Wolfspeed and 8 mentions for nLIGHT. nLIGHT's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Wolfspeed's score of -0.09 indicating that nLIGHT is being referred to more favorably in the media.
nLIGHT received 156 more outperform votes than Wolfspeed when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.99% of users gave nLIGHT an outperform vote while only 33.08% of users gave Wolfspeed an outperform vote.
nLIGHT has a beta of 2.27, suggesting that its stock price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wolfspeed has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
nLIGHT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Wolfspeed. nLIGHT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wolfspeed, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
83.9% of nLIGHT shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of nLIGHT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Wolfspeed shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
nLIGHT has a net margin of -24.16% compared to Wolfspeed's net margin of -125.96%. nLIGHT's return on equity of -19.53% beat Wolfspeed's return on equity.
nLIGHT presently has a consensus price target of $15.70, suggesting a potential downside of 13.74%. Wolfspeed has a consensus price target of $11.15, suggesting a potential upside of 717.13%. Given Wolfspeed's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wolfspeed is more favorable than nLIGHT.
Summary
nLIGHT beats Wolfspeed on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WOLF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:WOLF) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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