LST vs. WPHO, CPX, PPIX, ZYT, PSL, BOU, HDT, TWD, SDM, and DSCV
Should you be buying Light Science Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Light Science Technologies include Windar Photonics (WPHO), CAP-XX (CPX), ProPhotonix (PPIX), Zytronic (ZYT), 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.
Light Science Technologies (LON:LST) and Windar Photonics (LON:WPHO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, community ranking and media sentiment.
Windar Photonics received 115 more outperform votes than Light Science Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users.
Light Science Technologies has a beta of -0.82, meaning that its stock price is 182% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Windar Photonics has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Windar Photonics had 2 more articles in the media than Light Science Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Windar Photonics and 0 mentions for Light Science Technologies. Windar Photonics' average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Light Science Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Windar Photonics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Windar Photonics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Light Science Technologies. Light Science Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Windar Photonics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
15.5% of Light Science Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Windar Photonics shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.3% of Light Science Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.1% of Windar Photonics shares are owned 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.
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 -4.25% beat Light Science Technologies' return on equity.
Summary
Windar Photonics beats Light Science Technologies on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:LST) was last updated on 4/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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