Kopin (KOPN) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend KOPN or CTLP?

Kopin currently has a consensus target price of $2.67, suggesting a potential upside of 106.72%. Cantaloupe has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.82%. Given Kopin's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kopin is more favorable than Cantaloupe.

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

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

31.0% of Kopin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.8% of Cantaloupe shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of Kopin shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Cantaloupe shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is KOPN or CTLP more profitable?

Cantaloupe has a net margin of 4.90% compared to Kopin's net margin of -109.38%. Cantaloupe's return on equity of 7.53% beat Kopin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kopin	-109.38%	-165.86%	-42.90%
Cantaloupe	4.90%	7.53%	4.27%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KOPN or CTLP?

Kopin received 9 more outperform votes than Cantaloupe when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.84% of users gave Cantaloupe an outperform vote while only 57.49% of users gave Kopin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kopin	Outperform Votes 307 57.49%	Underperform Votes 227 42.51%
Cantaloupe	Outperform Votes 298 59.84%	Underperform Votes 200 40.16%

Which has more volatility and risk, KOPN or CTLP?

Kopin has a beta of 2.72, suggesting that its stock price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cantaloupe has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer KOPN or CTLP?

In the previous week, Cantaloupe had 2 more articles in the media than Kopin. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Cantaloupe and 3 mentions for Kopin. Cantaloupe's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Kopin's score of 0.28 indicating that Cantaloupe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, KOPN or CTLP?

Cantaloupe has higher revenue and earnings than Kopin. Kopin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cantaloupe, 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
Kopin	$44.27M	4.63	-$19.75M	-$0.41	-3.15
Cantaloupe	$276.75M	2.53	$11.99M	$0.17	56.35

Summary

Cantaloupe beats Kopin on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.