Intevac (IVAC) Competitors

Intevac (NASDAQ:IVAC) 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 community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, IVAC or KOPN?

Intevac has higher revenue and earnings than Kopin. Intevac is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kopin, 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
Intevac	$52.67M	1.32	-$12.19M	-$0.33	-7.82
Kopin	$40.39M	2.49	-$19.75M	-$0.41	-2.02

Is IVAC or KOPN more profitable?

Intevac has a net margin of -13.55% compared to Kopin's net margin of -109.38%. Intevac's return on equity of -8.82% beat Kopin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intevac	-13.55%	-8.82%	-6.64%
Kopin	-109.38%	-165.86%	-42.90%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IVAC or KOPN?

60.3% of Intevac shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of Kopin shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Intevac shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Kopin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate IVAC or KOPN?

Kopin has a consensus target price of $2.67, suggesting a potential upside of 221.75%. Given Kopin's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kopin is more favorable than Intevac.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intevac	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Kopin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IVAC or KOPN?

Intevac received 45 more outperform votes than Kopin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.17% of users gave Intevac an outperform vote while only 57.71% of users gave Kopin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Intevac	Outperform Votes 352 60.17%	Underperform Votes 233 39.83%
Kopin	Outperform Votes 307 57.71%	Underperform Votes 225 42.29%

Does the media refer more to IVAC or KOPN?

In the previous week, Kopin had 2 more articles in the media than Intevac. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Kopin and 14 mentions for Intevac. Kopin's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Intevac's score of 0.65 indicating that Kopin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intevac	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kopin	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, IVAC or KOPN?

Intevac has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kopin has a beta of 2.6, suggesting that its share price is 160% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Intevac and Kopin tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.