Akoustis Technologies (AKTS) Competitors

Akoustis Technologies (NASDAQ:AKTS) and Communications Systems (NASDAQ:JCS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and risk.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AKTS or JCS?

Communications Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Akoustis Technologies. Akoustis Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Communications Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Akoustis Technologies	$27.12M	0.78	-$63.56M	-$1.00	-0.22
Communications Systems	$7.01M	0.00	$2.97M	$1.84	N/A

Do analysts rate AKTS or JCS?

Akoustis Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $1.92, suggesting a potential upside of 791.47%.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Akoustis Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Communications Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AKTS or JCS?

28.8% of Akoustis Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.1% of Communications Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Akoustis Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Communications Systems shares are held by company 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 prefer AKTS or JCS?

In the previous week, Akoustis Technologies and Akoustis Technologies both had 3 articles in the media. Akoustis Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Communications Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Akoustis Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Akoustis Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Communications Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, AKTS or JCS?

Akoustis Technologies has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Communications Systems has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AKTS or JCS more profitable?

Communications Systems has a net margin of 12.99% compared to Akoustis Technologies' net margin of -257.56%. Communications Systems' return on equity of -26.12% beat Akoustis Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Akoustis Technologies	-257.56%	-98.96%	-50.37%
Communications Systems	12.99%	-26.12%	-17.95%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AKTS or JCS?

Akoustis Technologies received 13 more outperform votes than Communications Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.06% of users gave Akoustis Technologies an outperform vote while only 45.22% of users gave Communications Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Akoustis Technologies	Outperform Votes 221 64.06%	Underperform Votes 124 35.94%
Communications Systems	Outperform Votes 208 45.22%	Underperform Votes 252 54.78%

Summary

Communications Systems beats Akoustis Technologies on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.