Velan (VLN) Competitors C$15.68 +0.18 (+1.16%) As of 09/26/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock VLN vs. CTS, ICG, PL, VCM, TII, MXL, TZS, MEI, SPI, and NXTShould you be buying Velan stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Velan include Converge Technology Solutions (CTS), Integra Gold (ICG), Pinnacle Renewable Energy (PL), Vecima Networks (VCM), Terra Firma Capital (TII), MX Gold (MXL), Trez Capital Senior Mortgage Investment (TZS), Manitok Energy (MEI), Canadian Spirit Resources (SPI), and Natcore Technology (NXT). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Velan vs. Its Competitors Converge Technology Solutions Integra Gold Pinnacle Renewable Energy Vecima Networks Terra Firma Capital MX Gold Trez Capital Senior Mortgage Investment Manitok Energy Canadian Spirit Resources Natcore Technology Velan (TSE:VLN) and Converge Technology Solutions (TSE:CTS) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VLN or CTS? 4.3% of Velan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.3% of Converge Technology Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.8% of Velan shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Converge Technology Solutions shares are owned by 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. Does the media favor VLN or CTS? In the previous week, Velan's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Converge Technology Solutions'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Velan Neutral Converge Technology Solutions Neutral Which has better valuation and earnings, VLN or CTS? Velan has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Converge Technology Solutions. Converge Technology Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Velan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVelanC$306.53M1.10-C$44.39MC$0.13120.62Converge Technology SolutionsC$2.48B0.00-C$157.26M-C$0.83N/A Do analysts rate VLN or CTS? Converge Technology Solutions has a consensus target price of C$17.64, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Converge Technology Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Converge Technology Solutions is more favorable than Velan.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Velan 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Converge Technology Solutions 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Which has more risk & volatility, VLN or CTS? Velan has a beta of -0.268759, indicating that its share price is 127% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Converge Technology Solutions has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is VLN or CTS a better dividend stock? Velan pays an annual dividend of C$0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Converge Technology Solutions pays an annual dividend of C$0.06 per share. Velan pays out 16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Converge Technology Solutions pays out -7.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Is VLN or CTS more profitable? Converge Technology Solutions has a net margin of -6.35% compared to Velan's net margin of -17.73%. Converge Technology Solutions' return on equity of -34.40% beat Velan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Velan-17.73% -39.44% 2.30% Converge Technology Solutions -6.35%-34.40%1.62% SummaryConverge Technology Solutions beats Velan on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Velan 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 ExcelMetricVelanSpecialty Industrial Machinery IndustryIndustrials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$334.58MC$6.80BC$7.74BC$9.53BDividend Yield1.03%2.74%4.58%6.48%P/E Ratio120.62354.45302.3426.24Price / Sales1.10445.03266.7010.21Price / Cash2.459.3328.1583.29Price / Book2.902.794.745.65Net Income-C$44.39MC$298.37MC$799.16MC$301.20M7 Day Performance-1.63%0.04%0.08%1.60%1 Month Performance4.19%2.83%2.05%7.44%1 Year Performance83.18%15.90%25.73%36.87% Velan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLNVelanN/AC$15.68+1.2%N/A+91.2%C$334.58MC$306.53M120.62310CTSConverge Technology SolutionsN/AN/AC$17.64+∞N/AC$1.13BC$2.48B-7.184,210ICGIntegra GoldN/AC$0.85+∞N/A+0.0%C$413.33MN/A0.00147,000Gap UpPLPinnacle Renewable EnergyN/AN/AN/AN/AC$376.63MC$490.50M-74.77800VCMVecima Networks1.5109 of 5 starsC$10.89+4.9%C$19.33+77.5%-49.2%C$264.79MC$304.58M72.60591News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap DownTIITerra Firma CapitalN/AC$7.25-0.5%N/A+0.0%C$40.46MC$5.09M22.6633,000MXLMX GoldN/AC$0.11+∞N/A+0.0%C$31.40MN/A0.001,840Gap UpTZSTrez Capital Senior Mortgage InvestmentN/AN/AN/AN/AC$14.64MC$1.16M3.62N/AMEIManitok EnergyN/AC$0.04flatN/A+0.0%C$12.73MN/A0.007,000SPICanadian Spirit ResourcesN/AC$0.02+33.3%N/A-55.6%C$5.76MC$14.92K-1.00420Gap UpNXTNatcore TechnologyN/AC$0.06+∞N/A+0.0%C$5.46MN/A-4.29N/AGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CTS Competitors ICG Competitors PL Competitors VCM Competitors TII Competitors MXL Competitors TZS Competitors MEI Competitors SPI Competitors NXT Competitors 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 (TSE:VLN) was last updated on 9/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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