VLN vs. CTS, ICG, PL, VCM, TII, MXL, TZS, MEI, SPI, and NXT
Should 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 (TSE:CTS) and Velan (TSE:VLN) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability.
Converge Technology Solutions pays an annual dividend of C$0.06 per share. Velan pays an annual dividend of C$0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Converge Technology Solutions pays out -7.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Velan pays out 1,154.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Converge Technology Solutions currently 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, equities analysts plainly believe Converge Technology Solutions is more favorable than Velan.
In the previous week, Velan had 2 more articles in the media than Converge Technology Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Velan and 0 mentions for Converge Technology Solutions. Converge Technology Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Velan's score of -0.45 indicating that Converge Technology Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Velan has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
33.3% of Converge Technology Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of Velan shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Converge Technology Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of Velan shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Converge Technology Solutions has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Velan has a beta of -0.55253, indicating that its share price is 155% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Converge Technology Solutions beats Velan on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE 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 (TSE:VLN) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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