Crown ElectroKinetics (CRKN) Competitors $1.76 -0.03 (-1.68%) As of 03:56 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CRKN vs. CLRO, ROCG, CMBM, SONM, WATT, MIND, SGMA, VISL, LNKS, and ASNSShould you be buying Crown ElectroKinetics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crown ElectroKinetics include ClearOne (CLRO), Roth CH Acquisition IV (ROCG), Cambium Networks (CMBM), Sonim Technologies (SONM), Energous (WATT), MIND Technology (MIND), SigmaTron International (SGMA), Vislink Technologies (VISL), Linkers Industries (LNKS), and Actelis Networks (ASNS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Crown ElectroKinetics vs. ClearOne Roth CH Acquisition IV Cambium Networks Sonim Technologies Energous MIND Technology SigmaTron International Vislink Technologies Linkers Industries Actelis Networks Crown ElectroKinetics (NASDAQ:CRKN) and ClearOne (NASDAQ:CLRO) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, CRKN or CLRO? Crown ElectroKinetics has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ClearOne has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer CRKN or CLRO? In the previous week, ClearOne had 1 more articles in the media than Crown ElectroKinetics. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for ClearOne and 1 mentions for Crown ElectroKinetics. ClearOne's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Crown ElectroKinetics' score of 0.67 indicating that ClearOne is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Crown ElectroKinetics Positive ClearOne Positive Is CRKN or CLRO more profitable? ClearOne has a net margin of -32.88% compared to Crown ElectroKinetics' net margin of -184.32%. ClearOne's return on equity of -25.59% beat Crown ElectroKinetics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Crown ElectroKinetics-184.32% -386.16% -190.75% ClearOne -32.88%-25.59%-19.76% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CRKN or CLRO? 5.3% of Crown ElectroKinetics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.6% of ClearOne shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Crown ElectroKinetics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of ClearOne shares are held 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. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CRKN or CLRO? ClearOne received 253 more outperform votes than Crown ElectroKinetics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.74% of users gave ClearOne an outperform vote while only 46.67% of users gave Crown ElectroKinetics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCrown ElectroKineticsOutperform Votes746.67% Underperform Votes853.33% ClearOneOutperform Votes26054.74% Underperform Votes21545.26% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CRKN or CLRO? ClearOne has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Crown ElectroKinetics. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCrown ElectroKinetics$13.46M0.23-$28.98MN/AN/AClearOne$11.39M1.15-$560K-$0.38-1.33 SummaryClearOne beats Crown ElectroKinetics on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Crown ElectroKinetics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CRKN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CRKN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCrown ElectroKineticsElectronic components IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.16M$2.84B$6.60B$7.45BDividend YieldN/A1.24%3.60%4.32%P/E RatioN/A16.1820.3517.79Price / Sales0.237.4974.7893.87Price / CashN/A31.0926.9234.64Price / Book0.002.963.563.98Net Income-$28.98M-$41.40M$797.55M$247.46M7 Day Performance-9.00%0.18%2.01%1.15%1 Month Performance-52.97%-11.61%-3.89%-6.52%1 Year Performance-99.83%-1.05%9.73%0.20% Crown ElectroKinetics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CRKNCrown ElectroKineticsN/A$1.76-1.7%N/A-99.8%$3.06M$13.46M0.0020Gap UpCLROClearOne1.0308 of 5 stars$0.45-2.2%N/A-43.6%$11.74M$11.39M-2.51110Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓ROCGRoth CH Acquisition IVN/A$0.73-7.6%N/A-28.3%$10.83MN/A0.00126High Trading VolumeCMBMCambium Networks3.9509 of 5 stars$0.29+2.6%$5.50+1,796.6%-89.9%$8.19M$172.22M-0.10570Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSONMSonim Technologies0.7743 of 5 stars$1.59-11.7%N/A-71.7%$7.75M$56.74M-0.54100Short Interest ↑Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeWATTEnergous2.2214 of 5 stars$0.23-12.4%$2.25+862.8%-82.5%$7.11M$768,000.00-0.0850News CoverageGap DownMINDMIND Technology1.5569 of 5 stars$4.83-0.8%N/A+17.9%$6.79M$45.20M1.55200Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoverageSGMASigmaTron International0.5685 of 5 stars$1.04-5.5%N/A-71.1%$6.36M$311.71M-0.412,750Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageGap UpVISLVislink TechnologiesN/A$2.55+1.8%N/A-42.4%$6.28M$32.44M-0.72130News CoverageGap UpLNKSLinkers IndustriesN/A$0.51-7.8%N/AN/A$5.71M$22.43M0.00N/APositive NewsGap DownASNSActelis Networks1.7579 of 5 stars$0.56-8.2%$5.00+792.9%N/A$4.77M$7.76M-0.4540Gap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ClearOne Alternatives Roth CH Acquisition IV Alternatives Cambium Networks Alternatives Sonim Technologies Alternatives Energous Alternatives MIND Technology Alternatives SigmaTron International Alternatives Vislink Technologies Alternatives Linkers Industries Alternatives Actelis Networks Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CRKN) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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