Identiv (INVE) Competitors

Identiv (NASDAQ:INVE) and Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) 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 institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Is INVE or KOPN more profitable?

Identiv has a net margin of 113.62% compared to Kopin's net margin of -109.38%. Identiv's return on equity of -20.60% beat Kopin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Identiv	113.62%	-20.60%	-15.52%
Kopin	-109.38%	-165.86%	-42.90%

Does the media favor INVE or KOPN?

In the previous week, Identiv had 15 more articles in the media than Kopin. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Identiv and 3 mentions for Kopin. Identiv's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Kopin's score of 0.28 indicating that Identiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Identiv	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kopin	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in INVE or KOPN?

65.2% of Identiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of Kopin shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Identiv shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Kopin shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer INVE or KOPN?

Identiv currently has a consensus target price of $6.83, suggesting a potential upside of 98.07%. Kopin has a consensus target price of $2.63, suggesting a potential upside of 95.90%. Given Identiv's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Identiv is more favorable than Kopin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Identiv	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Kopin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer INVE or KOPN?

Kopin received 16 more outperform votes than Identiv when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.95% of users gave Identiv an outperform vote while only 57.65% of users gave Kopin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Identiv	Outperform Votes 293 61.95%	Underperform Votes 180 38.05%
Kopin	Outperform Votes 309 57.65%	Underperform Votes 227 42.35%

Which has more risk & volatility, INVE or KOPN?

Identiv has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kopin has a beta of 2.74, meaning that its share price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, INVE or KOPN?

Identiv has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kopin. Kopin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Identiv, 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
Identiv	$26.63M	3.09	-$5.49M	$3.03	1.14
Kopin	$44.27M	4.81	-$19.75M	-$0.41	-3.27

Summary

Identiv beats Kopin on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.