DZS (DZSI) Competitors

DZS (NASDAQ:DZSI) and LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Is DZSI or LPTH more profitable?

LightPath Technologies has a net margin of -25.86% compared to DZS's net margin of -45.63%. LightPath Technologies' return on equity of -26.51% beat DZS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DZS	-45.63%	-179.34%	-27.13%
LightPath Technologies	-25.86%	-26.51%	-16.55%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DZSI or LPTH?

40.8% of DZS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of LightPath Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of DZS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of LightPath Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer DZSI or LPTH?

In the previous week, LightPath Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than DZS. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for LightPath Technologies and 1 mentions for DZS. LightPath Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat DZS's score of 0.52 indicating that LightPath Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DZS	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LightPath Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, DZSI or LPTH?

DZS has a beta of 1.92, meaning that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LightPath Technologies has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DZSI or LPTH?

LightPath Technologies received 113 more outperform votes than DZS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.17% of users gave LightPath Technologies an outperform vote while only 53.81% of users gave DZS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DZS	Outperform Votes 212 53.81%	Underperform Votes 182 46.19%
LightPath Technologies	Outperform Votes 325 54.17%	Underperform Votes 275 45.83%

Do analysts rate DZSI or LPTH?

DZS presently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 878.26%. LightPath Technologies has a consensus target price of $4.67, suggesting a potential upside of 55.56%. Given DZS's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe DZS is more favorable than LightPath Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DZS	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
LightPath Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DZSI or LPTH?

LightPath Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DZS. LightPath Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DZS, 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
DZS	$389.46M	0.09	-$135.22M	-$2.21	-0.42
LightPath Technologies	$31.73M	3.75	-$8.01M	-$0.22	-13.64

Summary

LightPath Technologies beats DZS on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.