EMCORE (EMKR) Competitors $3.07 -0.03 (-0.97%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.07 0.00 (0.00%) As of 02/21/2025 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends EMKR vs. LPTH, GCTS, SOL, CODA, SNT, AIRG, FKWL, ELTK, WISA, and SQNSShould you be buying EMCORE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EMCORE include LightPath Technologies (LPTH), GCT Semiconductor (GCTS), Emeren Group (SOL), Coda Octopus Group (CODA), Senstar Technologies (SNT), Airgain (AIRG), Franklin Wireless (FKWL), Eltek (ELTK), WiSA Technologies (WISA), and Sequans Communications (SQNS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. EMCORE vs. LightPath Technologies GCT Semiconductor Emeren Group Coda Octopus Group Senstar Technologies Airgain Franklin Wireless Eltek WiSA Technologies Sequans Communications LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) and EMCORE (NASDAQ:EMKR) 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 analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking and profitability. Which has more risk and volatility, LPTH or EMKR? LightPath Technologies has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EMCORE has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LPTH or EMKR? LightPath Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than EMCORE. LightPath Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EMCORE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLightPath Technologies$31.73M3.09-$8.01M-$0.24-10.17EMCORE$85.90M0.32-$31.24M-$2.92-1.05 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LPTH or EMKR? EMCORE received 29 more outperform votes than LightPath Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.77% of users gave EMCORE an outperform vote while only 54.24% of users gave LightPath Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLightPath TechnologiesOutperform Votes32654.24% Underperform Votes27545.76% EMCOREOutperform Votes35558.77% Underperform Votes24941.23% Does the media prefer LPTH or EMKR? In the previous week, LightPath Technologies had 12 more articles in the media than EMCORE. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for LightPath Technologies and 1 mentions for EMCORE. LightPath Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.02 beat EMCORE's score of 0.00 indicating that LightPath Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment LightPath Technologies 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral EMCORE 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is LPTH or EMKR more profitable? LightPath Technologies has a net margin of -28.57% compared to EMCORE's net margin of -42.00%. EMCORE's return on equity of -24.27% beat LightPath Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LightPath Technologies-28.57% -31.13% -19.13% EMCORE -42.00%-24.27%-12.59% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LPTH or EMKR? 56.3% of LightPath Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of EMCORE shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of LightPath Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of EMCORE shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend LPTH or EMKR? LightPath Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $4.67, indicating a potential upside of 91.26%. EMCORE has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.28%. Given LightPath Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe LightPath Technologies is more favorable than EMCORE.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LightPath Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00EMCORE 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryLightPath Technologies beats EMCORE on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get EMCORE News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EMKR 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 EMKR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEMCORESemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$27.88M$61.64B$26.22B$8.99BDividend YieldN/A2.07%2.74%3.85%P/E Ratio-1.0546.6946.3418.82Price / Sales0.3231.022,535.2378.73Price / CashN/A26.6335.5737.47Price / Book0.627.346.864.64Net Income-$31.24M$751.28M$731.18M$245.69M7 Day Performance-0.32%-0.58%-2.03%-2.66%1 Month Performance0.33%-7.26%-0.10%-2.15%1 Year Performance-92.63%49.17%19.97%12.90% EMCORE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EMKREMCORE0.8741 of 5 stars$3.07-1.0%$3.00-2.3%-93.0%$28.10M$85.90M-1.05470Analyst ForecastLPTHLightPath Technologies2.0532 of 5 stars$2.64-7.4%$4.67+76.8%+47.9%$104.73M$31.73M-12.00330Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeGCTSGCT Semiconductor1.1482 of 5 stars$2.16-2.1%$5.00+131.1%N/A$103.31MN/A0.00N/ASOLEmeren Group3.8035 of 5 stars$1.73+3.1%$4.38+152.6%-17.7%$88.78M$104.67M-13.32160Gap UpCODACoda Octopus Group2.476 of 5 stars$7.89-1.3%$11.00+39.4%+41.0%$88.53M$20.32M23.9180SNTSenstar Technologies0.1796 of 5 stars$3.56+0.6%N/A+243.9%$82.98M$32.79M50.86160News CoverageAIRGAirgain3.0402 of 5 stars$7.15-0.4%$11.75+64.3%+69.6%$81.15M$56.04M-6.27140News CoverageFKWLFranklin Wireless0.9486 of 5 stars$6.20+2.0%N/A+144.1%$73.04M$30.80M-22.9680Earnings ReportNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeELTKEltek3.9756 of 5 stars$11.35+1.5%N/A-14.8%$68.89M$46.69M13.35260High Trading VolumeWISAWiSA TechnologiesN/AN/A$11.00+∞N/A$66.60M$2.08M0.0050High Trading VolumeSQNSSequans Communications3.6453 of 5 stars$2.62+4.8%$7.50+186.3%-62.8%$65.47M$33.62M1.86260Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LPTH Competitors GCTS Competitors SOL Competitors CODA Competitors SNT Competitors AIRG Competitors FKWL Competitors ELTK Competitors WISA Competitors SQNS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:EMKR) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuy NVDA Now? 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