Kopin (KOPN) Competitors

Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS) and Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer SSYS or KOPN?

Stratasys currently has a consensus price target of $12.20, suggesting a potential upside of 18.68%. Kopin has a consensus price target of $2.63, suggesting a potential upside of 106.69%. Given Kopin's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kopin is more favorable than Stratasys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stratasys	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Kopin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, SSYS or KOPN?

Stratasys has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kopin has a beta of 2.74, indicating that its share price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SSYS or KOPN more profitable?

Stratasys has a net margin of -16.13% compared to Kopin's net margin of -109.38%. Stratasys' return on equity of -3.75% beat Kopin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stratasys	-16.13%	-3.75%	-2.92%
Kopin	-109.38%	-165.86%	-42.90%

Does the media prefer SSYS or KOPN?

In the previous week, Stratasys had 6 more articles in the media than Kopin. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Stratasys and 3 mentions for Kopin. Kopin's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Stratasys' score of 0.90 indicating that Kopin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SSYS or KOPN?

Kopin has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Stratasys. Stratasys 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
Stratasys	$572.46M	1.29	-$123.07M	-$1.69	-6.08
Kopin	$44.27M	4.56	-$19.75M	-$0.41	-3.10

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

75.8% of Stratasys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of Kopin shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Stratasys 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SSYS or KOPN?

Stratasys received 470 more outperform votes than Kopin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.74% of users gave Stratasys an outperform vote while only 57.65% of users gave Kopin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Stratasys	Outperform Votes 779 67.74%	Underperform Votes 371 32.26%
Kopin	Outperform Votes 309 57.65%	Underperform Votes 227 42.35%

Summary

Kopin beats Stratasys on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.