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Light Science Technologies (LST) Competitors

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LST vs. PPIX, ZYT, CPX, 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 ProPhotonix (PPIX), Zytronic (ZYT), CAP-XX (CPX), 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 ProPhotonix (LON:PPIX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

15.5% of Light Science Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

ProPhotonix has higher revenue and earnings than Light Science Technologies.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Light Science Technologies£10.14M0.80-£2.07MN/AN/A
ProPhotonix£14.52M0.00N/A£1.00N/A

In the previous week, Light Science Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than ProPhotonix. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Light Science Technologies and 0 mentions for ProPhotonix. Light Science Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled ProPhotonix'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Light Science Technologies Neutral
ProPhotonix Neutral

ProPhotonix has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Light Science Technologies' net margin of -5.08%. ProPhotonix's return on equity of 0.00% beat Light Science Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Light Science Technologies-5.08% -20.12% -0.85%
ProPhotonix N/A N/A N/A

ProPhotonix received 61 more outperform votes than Light Science Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Light Science TechnologiesN/AN/A
ProPhotonixOutperform Votes
61
63.54%
Underperform Votes
35
36.46%

Summary

ProPhotonix beats Light Science Technologies on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LST vs. The Competition

MetricLight Science TechnologiesElectronic Components IndustryComputer SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£8.10M£1.33B£25.49B£1.97B
Dividend YieldN/A3.07%2.75%5.16%
P/E Ratio-277.00403.68230.441,889.27
Price / Sales0.8081.543,268.84458,723.37
Price / Cash3.2545.3735.7429.17
Price / BookN/A3.198.023.04
Net Income-£2.07M£29.46M£681.52M£183.59M
7 Day Performance-11.35%-3.32%-3.56%-1.03%
1 Month Performance-19.87%6.97%0.84%-1.53%
1 Year Performance-13.79%-3.35%18.28%165.03%

Light Science Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LST
Light Science Technologies
N/AGBX 2.50
-2.0%
N/A-12.1%£8.10M£10.14M-277.0086Gap Down
PPIX
ProPhotonix
N/AN/AN/AN/A£8.16M£14.52M8.75N/A
ZYT
Zytronic
N/AGBX 55.50
+5.7%
N/A-7.8%£5.64M£7.20M-426.92121
CPX
CAP-XX
N/AGBX 0.17
-5.1%
N/A-77.8%£5.05M£4.28M-16.90N/A
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
1.6848 of 5 stars
GBX 658.01
-2.9%
GBX 950
+44.4%
-16.9%£631.30M£437M4,112.564,500News Coverage
High Trading Volume
TTG
TT Electronics
3.0541 of 5 stars
GBX 102
-1.0%
GBX 175
+71.6%
-42.3%£180.84M£579.20M-1,457.144,945

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This page (LON:LST) was last updated on 1/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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