FKWL vs. VUZI, INSG, MX, ONDS, REKR, MRAM, LPTH, GCTS, CSLR, and SOL
Should you be buying Franklin Wireless stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Wireless include Vuzix (VUZI), Inseego (INSG), Magnachip Semiconductor (MX), Ondas (ONDS), Rekor Systems (REKR), Everspin Technologies (MRAM), LightPath Technologies (LPTH), GCT Semiconductor (GCTS), Complete Solaria (CSLR), and Emeren Group (SOL). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Franklin Wireless vs.
Franklin Wireless (NASDAQ:FKWL) and Vuzix (NASDAQ:VUZI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
Vuzix has a consensus price target of $2.00, suggesting a potential downside of 34.64%. Given Vuzix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vuzix is more favorable than Franklin Wireless.
Franklin Wireless has a net margin of -9.26% compared to Vuzix's net margin of -1,437.17%. Franklin Wireless' return on equity of -8.43% beat Vuzix's return on equity.
Franklin Wireless has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vuzix has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Vuzix received 354 more outperform votes than Franklin Wireless when rated by MarketBeat users.
18.5% of Franklin Wireless shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Vuzix shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.1% of Franklin Wireless shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Vuzix shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Franklin Wireless has higher revenue and earnings than Vuzix. Franklin Wireless is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vuzix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Franklin Wireless had 1 more articles in the media than Vuzix. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Franklin Wireless and 0 mentions for Vuzix. Vuzix's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Franklin Wireless' score of 0.47 indicating that Vuzix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Franklin Wireless and Vuzix tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FKWL) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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