AstroNova (ALOT) Competitors

AstroNova (NASDAQ:ALOT) and Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Is ALOT or KOPN more profitable?

AstroNova has a net margin of 2.49% compared to Kopin's net margin of -109.38%. AstroNova's return on equity of 5.21% beat Kopin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AstroNova	2.49%	5.21%	3.20%
Kopin	-109.38%	-165.86%	-42.90%

Does the media favor ALOT or KOPN?

In the previous week, AstroNova and AstroNova both had 3 articles in the media. Kopin's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat AstroNova's score of 0.83 indicating that Kopin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AstroNova	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kopin	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ALOT or KOPN?

AstroNova has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kopin has a beta of 2.74, meaning that its share price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ALOT or KOPN?

Kopin received 72 more outperform votes than AstroNova when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.54% of users gave AstroNova an outperform vote while only 57.65% of users gave Kopin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AstroNova	Outperform Votes 237 70.54%	Underperform Votes 99 29.46%
Kopin	Outperform Votes 309 57.65%	Underperform Votes 227 42.35%

Do analysts prefer ALOT or KOPN?

Kopin has a consensus target price of $2.63, suggesting a potential upside of 176.29%. Given Kopin's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kopin is more favorable than AstroNova.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AstroNova	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Kopin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ALOT or KOPN?

43.0% of AstroNova shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of Kopin shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.7% of AstroNova shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Kopin shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ALOT or KOPN?

AstroNova has higher revenue and earnings than Kopin. Kopin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AstroNova, 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
AstroNova	$153.52M	0.44	$4.69M	$0.50	17.82
Kopin	$44.27M	3.41	-$19.75M	-$0.41	-2.32

Summary

AstroNova beats Kopin on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.