Kopin (KOPN) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, SSYS or KOPN?

Stratasys has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kopin has a beta of 2.71, indicating that its stock price is 171% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SSYS or KOPN?

Stratasys received 466 more outperform votes than Kopin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.72% of users gave Stratasys an outperform vote while only 57.57% of users gave Kopin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Stratasys	Outperform Votes 774 67.72%	Underperform Votes 369 32.28%
Kopin	Outperform Votes 308 57.57%	Underperform Votes 227 42.43%

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Do analysts prefer SSYS or KOPN?

Stratasys currently has a consensus price target of $11.40, suggesting a potential upside of 26.95%. Kopin has a consensus price target of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 104.92%. Given Kopin's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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

Does the media refer more to SSYS or KOPN?

In the previous week, Kopin had 3 more articles in the media than Stratasys. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Kopin and 3 mentions for Stratasys. Stratasys' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Kopin's score of 0.16 indicating that Stratasys is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	$578.44M	1.11	-$123.07M	-$1.32	-6.80
Kopin	$44.27M	4.38	-$19.75M	-$0.41	-2.98

Summary

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