Light Science Technologies (LST) Competitors GBX 2.60 0.00 (0.00%) (As of 11/4/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider Trades LST vs. WPHO, PPIX, ZYT, CPX, PSL, BOU, HDT, TWD, SDM, and DSCVShould you be buying Light Science Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Light Science Technologies include Windar Photonics (WPHO), ProPhotonix (PPIX), Zytronic (ZYT), CAP-XX (CPX), Photonstar Led Group (PSL), Bould Opportunities (BOU), Holders Technology (HDT), Trackwise Designs (TWD), 25130 (SDM.L) (SDM), and discoverIE Group (DSCV). These companies are all part of the "electronic components" industry. Light Science Technologies vs. Windar Photonics ProPhotonix Zytronic CAP-XX Photonstar Led Group Bould Opportunities Holders Technology Trackwise Designs 25130 (SDM.L) discoverIE Group Windar Photonics (LON:WPHO) and Light Science Technologies (LON:LST) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, WPHO or LST? Windar Photonics has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Light Science Technologies has a beta of -0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 182% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is WPHO or LST more profitable? Windar Photonics has a net margin of -1.91% compared to Light Science Technologies' net margin of -5.08%. Windar Photonics' return on equity of -4.43% beat Light Science Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Windar Photonics-1.91% -4.43% 0.62% Light Science Technologies -5.08%-20.12%-0.85% Do institutionals and insiders believe in WPHO or LST? 2.1% of Windar Photonics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of Light Science Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 30.1% of Windar Photonics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.3% of Light Science Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to WPHO or LST? In the previous week, Light Science Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Windar Photonics. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Light Science Technologies and 0 mentions for Windar Photonics. Light Science Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Windar Photonics' score of 0.00 indicating that Light Science Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Windar Photonics Neutral Light Science Technologies Neutral Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WPHO or LST? Windar Photonics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Light Science Technologies. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWindar Photonics£5.72M5.68-£1.08MN/AN/ALight Science Technologies£10.14M0.83-£2.07MN/AN/A Do analysts rate WPHO or LST? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Windar Photonics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/ALight Science Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WPHO or LST? Windar Photonics received 115 more outperform votes than Light Science Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWindar PhotonicsOutperform Votes11572.33% Underperform Votes4427.67% Light Science TechnologiesN/AN/A SummaryWindar Photonics beats Light Science Technologies on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. Big tech giants are quietly integrating it. Venture capitalists are scrambling to invest.Click here to discover our #1 crypto for the market right now – poised for massive growth Get Light Science Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON 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.Skip Chart LST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLight Science TechnologiesElectronic Components IndustryComputer SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£8.43M£918.49M£22.32B£1.40BDividend YieldN/A3.07%2.77%11.77%P/E Ratio-277.00446.21254.811,584.23Price / Sales0.83247.613,417.06214,277.95Price / Cash3.2541.0630.5926.96Price / BookN/A2.646.722.88Net Income-£2.07M£27.69M£653.68M£155.21M7 Day Performance-1.89%-0.53%-0.78%0.54%1 Month Performance-1.25%-2.14%0.36%-0.39%1 Year Performance-10.34%-3.18%18.19%103.11% Light Science Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LSTLight Science TechnologiesN/AGBX 2.60flatN/A-13.7%£8.43M£10.14M-277.0086Gap DownWPHOWindar PhotonicsN/AGBX 40-3.6%N/AN/A£32.52M£5.72M-4,450.0023Gap DownPPIXProPhotonixN/AN/AN/A+0.0%£8.16M£14.52M8.75N/AZYTZytronicN/AGBX 48.50flatN/A-37.5%£4.93M£7.20M-373.08121Gap DownCPXCAP-XXN/AGBX 0.14+7.5%N/A-85.7%£4.26M£4.28M-14.25N/AGap DownPSLPhotonstar Led GroupN/AN/AN/A+0.0%£3.15M£3.62M-0.09N/AGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBOUBould OpportunitiesN/AGBX 0.02flatN/AN/A£2.85M£74,000.00-0.23N/AGap DownHDTHolders TechnologyN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.13M£8.73M-388.4653TWDTrackwise DesignsN/AGBX 0.18flatN/AN/A£899,000.00£7.70M-8.75132SDM25130 (SDM.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.0082,400DSCVdiscoverIE GroupN/AGBX 670flatGBX 937.50+39.9%+5.5%£642.80M£437M4,187.504,500 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Windar Photonics Competitors ProPhotonix Competitors Zytronic Competitors CAP-XX Competitors Photonstar Led Group Competitors Bould Opportunities Competitors Holders Technology Competitors Trackwise Designs Competitors 25130 (SDM.L) Competitors discoverIE Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:LST) was last updated on 11/4/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners2 sentences that change everything you THOUGHT you knew about tradingIf you're like most people, on Friday morning you'll probably follow your set routine: Wake up... eat breakfas...Investing Daily | SponsoredBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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