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Light Science Technologies (LST) Competitors

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GBX 3.70 +0.60 (+19.35%)
As of 03/28/2025 12:41 PM Eastern

LST vs. CPX, PPIX, ZYT, PSL, BOU, HDT, TWD, SDM, DSCV, and TTG

Should you be buying Light Science Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Light Science Technologies include CAP-XX (CPX), ProPhotonix (PPIX), Zytronic (ZYT), Photonstar Led Group (PSL), Bould Opportunities (BOU), Holders Technology (HDT), Trackwise Designs (TWD), 25130 (SDM.L) (SDM), discoverIE Group (DSCV), and TT Electronics (TTG). These companies are all part of the "electronic components" industry.

Light Science Technologies vs.

Light Science Technologies (LON:LST) and CAP-XX (LON:CPX) 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.

CAP-XX received 64 more outperform votes than Light Science Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Light Science TechnologiesN/AN/A
CAP-XXOutperform Votes
64
36.36%
Underperform Votes
112
63.64%

Light Science Technologies has a beta of -0.82, meaning that its stock price is 182% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CAP-XX has a beta of 2.19, meaning that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500.

15.5% of Light Science Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.9% of CAP-XX shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.3% of Light Science Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of CAP-XX 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.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Light Science Technologies£10.28M1.18-£521.62K-£0.16-23.69
CAP-XX£67.87M0.19-£88.46M-£0.42-0.28

Light Science Technologies has a net margin of -5.08% compared to CAP-XX's net margin of -130.34%. Light Science Technologies' return on equity of -26.55% beat CAP-XX's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Light Science Technologies-5.08% -26.55% -0.85%
CAP-XX -130.34%-107.46%-54.80%

In the previous week, Light Science Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled CAP-XX'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Light Science Technologies Neutral
CAP-XX Neutral

Summary

Light Science Technologies beats CAP-XX on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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LST vs. The Competition

MetricLight Science TechnologiesElectronic Components IndustryComputer SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£12.17M£979.10M£22.90B£2.62B
Dividend YieldN/A3.16%2.81%4.82%
P/E Ratio-23.699.5642.17141.21
Price / Sales1.1827.342,066.20284,295.48
Price / Cash3.2543.3334.7628.19
Price / Book5.542.476.104.60
Net Income-£521,616.51£39.21M£739.25M£5.84B
7 Day Performance24.75%-1.65%-2.07%1.43%
1 Month Performance17.83%1.25%49,838.10%7.42%
1 Year Performance42.31%-9.41%52,900.06%31.20%

Light Science Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LST
Light Science Technologies
N/AGBX 3.70
+19.4%
N/A+42.3%£12.17M£10.28M-23.6986Gap Up
CPX
CAP-XX
N/AGBX 0.13
+3.1%
N/A+17.0%£14.77M£67.87M-0.32N/APositive News
Gap Up
PPIX
ProPhotonix
N/AN/AN/AN/A£8.16M£14.52M8.75N/A
ZYT
Zytronic
N/AGBX 39
-1.3%
N/A-32.9%£3.96M£7.20M-3.07121
PSL
Photonstar Led Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£3.15M£3.62M-0.09N/AGap Up
High Trading Volume
BOU
Bould Opportunities
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.85M£74,000.00-0.23N/AGap Down
HDT
Holders Technology
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.13M£8.73M-388.4653
TWD
Trackwise Designs
N/AN/AN/AN/A£899,000.00£7.70M-8.75132
SDM
25130 (SDM.L)
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.0082,400
DSCV
discoverIE Group
2.4268 of 5 stars
GBX 588
+2.3%
GBX 950
+61.6%
-25.1%£569.95M£441.50M36.734,500Positive News
Gap Down
TTG
TT Electronics
N/AGBX 87.80
+0.7%
GBX 132.50
+50.9%
-46.5%£156.80M£585.37M-12.294,945Gap Down
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This page (LON:LST) was last updated on 3/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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