Deswell Industries (DSWL) Competitors $2.36 0.00 (-0.04%) As of 03/25/2025 03:10 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DSWL vs. LWLG, YHGJ, NEWH, NCL, FORD, AZEK, NWL, SWIM, KRT, and ENTGShould you be buying Deswell Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Deswell Industries include Lightwave Logic (LWLG), Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ), NewHydrogen (NEWH), Northann (NCL), Forward Industries (FORD), AZEK (AZEK), Newell Brands (NWL), Latham Group (SWIM), Karat Packaging (KRT), and Entegris (ENTG). Deswell Industries vs. Lightwave Logic Yunhong Green CTI NewHydrogen Northann Forward Industries AZEK Newell Brands Latham Group Karat Packaging Entegris Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG) and Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership. Is LWLG or DSWL more profitable? Deswell Industries has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lightwave Logic's net margin of -19,416.81%. Deswell Industries' return on equity of 0.00% beat Lightwave Logic's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lightwave Logic-19,416.81% -61.49% -54.66% Deswell Industries N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LWLG or DSWL? Deswell Industries received 134 more outperform votes than Lightwave Logic when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLightwave LogicN/AN/ADeswell IndustriesOutperform Votes13468.72% Underperform Votes6131.28% Does the media prefer LWLG or DSWL? In the previous week, Lightwave Logic had 2 more articles in the media than Deswell Industries. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Lightwave Logic and 1 mentions for Deswell Industries. Deswell Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Lightwave Logic's score of 0.18 indicating that Deswell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Lightwave Logic Neutral Deswell Industries Very Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, LWLG or DSWL? Deswell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Lightwave Logic. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLightwave Logic$95.61K1,448.96-$21.04M-$0.19-5.84Deswell Industries$66.81M0.56$7.71MN/AN/A Which has more risk & volatility, LWLG or DSWL? Lightwave Logic has a beta of 2.08, indicating that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deswell Industries has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in LWLG or DSWL? 27.0% of Lightwave Logic shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Lightwave Logic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.0% of Deswell Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryDeswell Industries beats Lightwave Logic on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Deswell Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DSWL 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 DSWL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDeswell IndustriesPlastics products IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$37.59M$3.57B$24.27B$8.30BDividend Yield8.39%3.46%2.80%4.02%P/E RatioN/A25.0843.2619.25Price / Sales0.561.592,346.1094.31Price / Cash9.9812.2034.6134.64Price / Book0.427.536.424.46Net Income$7.71M$102.84M$735.89M$247.07M7 Day Performance-0.67%0.26%1.04%1.77%1 Month Performance-1.30%-3.56%49,557.56%-3.31%1 Year Performance5.78%-8.44%52,588.30%5.26% Deswell Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DSWLDeswell Industries2.7025 of 5 stars$2.360.0%N/A+5.3%$37.59M$66.81M0.00990Positive NewsLWLGLightwave Logic0.1082 of 5 stars$1.06-2.8%N/A-74.5%$129.72M$113,190.00-5.8920YHGJYunhong Green CTI1.3645 of 5 stars$1.08+8.0%N/A-31.1%$27.92M$18.56M-13.5070Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeNEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.03flatN/A+295.8%$21.70MN/A0.002NCLNorthannN/A$0.21+4.0%N/A-70.1%$7.22M$15.58M-1.0573Gap DownFORDForward Industries0.2143 of 5 stars$3.58-0.8%N/A-35.4%$3.94M$29.66M0.00100AZEKAZEK3.3377 of 5 stars$41.36+0.3%$54.85+32.6%-1.3%$5.94B$1.49B41.782,236Analyst ForecastNews CoverageNWLNewell Brands4.9495 of 5 stars$6.64+1.4%$10.81+62.7%-14.4%$2.76B$7.58B-12.7724,600Positive NewsSWIMLatham Group2.0938 of 5 stars$6.72-7.8%$7.66+14.0%+86.2%$778.02M$508.52M74.671,760KRTKarat Packaging2.9738 of 5 stars$28.76+1.5%$32.00+11.3%+0.2%$575.89M$416.57M20.54680ENTGEntegris4.3184 of 5 stars$100.80+2.5%$124.88+23.9%-33.6%$15.23B$3.24B52.238,200Analyst DowngradePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LWLG Alternatives YHGJ Alternatives NEWH Alternatives NCL Alternatives FORD Alternatives AZEK Alternatives NWL Alternatives SWIM Alternatives KRT Alternatives ENTG 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:DSWL) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDOGE could send 6 AI stocks through the roofStay alert for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's next move … Expect an announcement f...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredUrgent Bitcoin alert for RIGHT NOWFormer billion-dollar hedge fund manager Larry Benedict has released the most incredible presentation of his 4...Brownstone Research | SponsoredNew “Trump” currency proposed in DCAccording to one of the most connected men in Washington… A surprising new bill was just introduced in Wash...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump’s Secret WeaponHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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