Airgain (AIRG) Competitors

MicroVision (NASDAQ:MVIS) and Airgain (NASDAQ:AIRG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MVIS or AIRG?

Airgain has higher revenue and earnings than MicroVision. Airgain is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MicroVision, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MicroVision	$7.26M	41.78	-$82.84M	-$0.41	-3.38
Airgain	$56.04M	1.48	-$12.43M	-$1.14	-6.40

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MVIS or AIRG?

30.9% of MicroVision shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.8% of Airgain shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of MicroVision shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of Airgain shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor MVIS or AIRG?

In the previous week, MicroVision had 2 more articles in the media than Airgain. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MicroVision and 2 mentions for Airgain. MicroVision's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Airgain's score of 0.93 indicating that MicroVision is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MicroVision	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Airgain	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, MVIS or AIRG?

MicroVision has a beta of 2.87, indicating that its stock price is 187% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airgain has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MVIS or AIRG more profitable?

Airgain has a net margin of -21.96% compared to MicroVision's net margin of -1,049.43%. Airgain's return on equity of -29.90% beat MicroVision's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MicroVision	-1,049.43%	-102.34%	-76.77%
Airgain	-21.96%	-29.90%	-21.77%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MVIS or AIRG?

Airgain received 30 more outperform votes than MicroVision when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.38% of users gave MicroVision an outperform vote while only 62.10% of users gave Airgain an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MicroVision	Outperform Votes 296 63.38%	Underperform Votes 171 36.62%
Airgain	Outperform Votes 326 62.10%	Underperform Votes 199 37.90%

Do analysts recommend MVIS or AIRG?

MicroVision presently has a consensus target price of $2.15, indicating a potential upside of 55.23%. Airgain has a consensus target price of $11.75, indicating a potential upside of 60.96%. Given Airgain's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Airgain is more favorable than MicroVision.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MicroVision	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Airgain	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Airgain beats MicroVision on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.