LPTH vs. QUIK, MX, MAXN, AXTI, MRAM, ATOM, SOL, POET, KOPN, and BEEM
Should you be buying LightPath Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LightPath Technologies include QuickLogic (QUIK), Magnachip Semiconductor (MX), Maxeon Solar Technologies (MAXN), AXT (AXTI), Everspin Technologies (MRAM), Atomera (ATOM), Emeren Group (SOL), POET Technologies (POET), Kopin (KOPN), and Beam Global (BEEM). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
QuickLogic (NASDAQ:QUIK) and LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) 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 risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
QuickLogic has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LightPath Technologies. LightPath Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QuickLogic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
31.5% of QuickLogic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of LightPath Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of QuickLogic shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of LightPath Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
LightPath Technologies received 104 more outperform votes than QuickLogic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.41% of users gave LightPath Technologies an outperform vote while only 55.78% of users gave QuickLogic an outperform vote.
QuickLogic has a net margin of 4.65% compared to QuickLogic's net margin of -19.72%. LightPath Technologies' return on equity of 6.57% beat QuickLogic's return on equity.
In the previous week, QuickLogic had 1 more articles in the media than LightPath Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for QuickLogic and 4 mentions for LightPath Technologies. QuickLogic's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat LightPath Technologies' score of 0.85 indicating that LightPath Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
QuickLogic has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LightPath Technologies has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.
QuickLogic currently has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.97%. LightPath Technologies has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 130.77%. Given QuickLogic's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LightPath Technologies is more favorable than QuickLogic.
Summary
QuickLogic beats LightPath Technologies on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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