Kopin (KOPN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kopin Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, invents, develops, manufactures, and sells microdisplays, subassemblies, and related components for defense, enterprise, industrial, and consumer products in the United States, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and internationally. It offers miniature active-matrix liquid crystal displays, liquid crystal on silicon displays/spatial light modulators, organic light emitting diode displays, microLED display technologies, application specific integrated circuits, backlights, and optical lenses; and head-mounted and hand-held VR products. The company's products are used for soldier thermal weapon rifle sights, avionic fixed and rotary wing pilot helmets, armored vehicle targeting systems, and training and simulation headsets; industrial and medical headsets; 3D optical inspection systems; and consumer augmented reality and virtual reality wearable headsets systems. Kopin Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.81 to $0.89
• 50-Day Range: $0.60 to $0.96
• 52-Week Range: $0.56 to $2.82
• Volume: 662,061 shs
• Average Volume: 1.03 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $100.40 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $2.67
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Kopin Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kopin scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 360th out of 659 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Kopin has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kopin has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kopin are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.14) to ($0.05) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kopin is -2.02, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kopin is -2.02, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kopin has a P/B Ratio of 4.36. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.82% of the outstanding shares of Kopin have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kopin has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kopin has recently decreased by 13.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Kopin does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Kopin does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.82% of the outstanding shares of Kopin have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kopin has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kopin has recently decreased by 13.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.69

News Sentiment

Kopin has a news sentiment score of 0.69. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Kopin this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for KOPN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added Kopin to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 233% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kopin insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.70% of the stock of Kopin is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 30.96% of the stock of Kopin is held by institutions.

KOPN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KOPN shares performed this year?

Kopin's stock was trading at $2.03 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, KOPN shares have decreased by 59.2% and is now trading at $0.8288.
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How were Kopin's earnings last quarter?

Kopin Co. (NASDAQ:KOPN) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 12th. The company reported ($0.03) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.02. The company had revenue of $13.32 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $12.73 million. Kopin had a negative net margin of 109.38% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 165.86%.

Who are Kopin's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Kopin include Royce & Associates LP (5.53%), Stifel Financial Corp (0.52%), Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC (0.11%) and AMG National Trust Bank (0.10%). Insiders that own company stock include James K Brewington and Morton Collins.
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How do I buy shares of Kopin?

Shares of KOPN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Kopin own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kopin investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY), American Water Works (AWK), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/12/2024
• Today: 11/17/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/13/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & related devices
• Sub-Industry: Computer Hardware
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:KOPN
• CUSIP: 50060010
• CIK: 771266
• Web: www.kopin.com
• Phone: (508) 870-5959
• Fax: 508-870-0660
• Employees: 144
• Year Founded: 1984

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $2.67
• High Stock Price Target: $3.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $2.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +221.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.41)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-19,750,000.00
• Net Margins: -109.38%
• Pretax Margin: -109.01%
• Return on Equity: -165.86%
• Return on Assets: -42.90%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.43
• Quick Ratio: 0.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $40.39 million
• Price / Sales: 2.49
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.19 per share
• Price / Book: 4.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 121,140,000
• Free Float: 113,026,000
• Market Cap: $100.40 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.60