FKWL vs. AKTS, SONM, CLRO, DZSI, MINM, MRDB, SHMD, NCTY, LTRPA, and TACT
Should you be buying Franklin Wireless stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Wireless include Akoustis Technologies (AKTS), Sonim Technologies (SONM), ClearOne (CLRO), DZS (DZSI), Minim (MINM), MariaDB (MRDB), SCHMID Group (SHMD), The9 (NCTY), Liberty TripAdvisor (LTRPA), and TransAct Technologies (TACT). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Akoustis Technologies (NASDAQ:AKTS) and Franklin Wireless (NASDAQ:FKWL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.
Franklin Wireless has higher revenue and earnings than Akoustis Technologies. Franklin Wireless is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Akoustis Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Akoustis Technologies received 221 more outperform votes than Franklin Wireless when rated by MarketBeat users.
Franklin Wireless has a net margin of -9.13% compared to Franklin Wireless' net margin of -257.56%. Akoustis Technologies' return on equity of -9.95% beat Franklin Wireless' return on equity.
Akoustis Technologies has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Wireless has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.
28.8% of Akoustis Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of Franklin Wireless shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Akoustis Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.6% of Franklin Wireless shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Akoustis Technologies had 17 more articles in the media than Franklin Wireless. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Akoustis Technologies and 1 mentions for Franklin Wireless. Akoustis Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Franklin Wireless' score of -0.14 indicating that Franklin Wireless is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Akoustis Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $1.92, indicating a potential upside of 438.09%. Given Franklin Wireless' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Akoustis Technologies is more favorable than Franklin Wireless.
Summary
Akoustis Technologies and Franklin Wireless tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FKWL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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.
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