Knightscope (KSCP) Competitors $4.25 +1.25 (+41.67%) Closing price 04/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.19 -0.06 (-1.32%) As of 04/15/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KSCP vs. LPTH, SOL, CODA, REKR, GCTS, SNT, FKWL, SELX, ELTK, and SQNSShould you be buying Knightscope stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Knightscope include LightPath Technologies (LPTH), Emeren Group (SOL), Coda Octopus Group (CODA), Rekor Systems (REKR), GCT Semiconductor (GCTS), Senstar Technologies (SNT), Franklin Wireless (FKWL), Semilux International (SELX), Eltek (ELTK), and Sequans Communications (SQNS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Knightscope vs. LightPath Technologies Emeren Group Coda Octopus Group Rekor Systems GCT Semiconductor Senstar Technologies Franklin Wireless Semilux International Eltek Sequans Communications LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) and Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals believe in LPTH or KSCP? 56.3% of LightPath Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.6% of Knightscope shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of LightPath Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Knightscope shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend LPTH or KSCP? LightPath Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $4.67, suggesting a potential upside of 132.17%. Knightscope has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 147.06%. Given Knightscope's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Knightscope is more favorable than LightPath Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LightPath Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Knightscope 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is LPTH or KSCP more profitable? LightPath Technologies has a net margin of -28.57% compared to Knightscope's net margin of -284.42%. Knightscope's return on equity of 0.00% beat LightPath Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LightPath Technologies-28.57% -31.13% -19.13% Knightscope -284.42%N/A -129.83% Which has more risk and volatility, LPTH or KSCP? LightPath Technologies has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knightscope has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor LPTH or KSCP? LightPath Technologies received 321 more outperform votes than Knightscope when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Knightscope an outperform vote while only 54.32% of users gave LightPath Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLightPath TechnologiesOutperform Votes32754.32% Underperform Votes27545.68% KnightscopeOutperform Votes6100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Does the media refer more to LPTH or KSCP? In the previous week, Knightscope had 5 more articles in the media than LightPath Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Knightscope and 3 mentions for LightPath Technologies. LightPath Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Knightscope's score of 0.40 indicating that LightPath Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment LightPath Technologies 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Knightscope 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable earnings and valuation, LPTH or KSCP? LightPath Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Knightscope. LightPath Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Knightscope, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLightPath Technologies$32.16M2.51-$8.01M-$0.24-8.38Knightscope$10.81M2.71-$22.12M-$10.86-0.39 SummaryLightPath Technologies beats Knightscope on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Knightscope News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KSCP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KSCP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKnightscopeCommunications equipment IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$29.33M$750.69M$7.02B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A2.26%2.70%4.32%P/E Ratio-0.3116.1729.7317.82Price / Sales2.7173.90154.9594.61Price / CashN/A16.7731.6134.64Price / Book-0.242.584.564.00Net Income-$22.12M-$18.34M$195.82M$247.23M7 Day Performance46.55%0.08%-0.27%1.45%1 Month Performance-1.16%-12.89%-6.20%-6.24%1 Year PerformanceN/A13.54%4.18%0.60% Knightscope Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KSCPKnightscope2.1026 of 5 stars$4.25+41.7%$10.50+147.1%N/A$29.33M$10.81M-0.3140Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeLPTHLightPath Technologies3.1482 of 5 stars$1.84+5.5%$4.67+154.3%+35.8%$73.70M$32.16M-7.65330Gap DownSOLEmeren Group2.9894 of 5 stars$1.41-2.1%$4.13+192.6%-30.9%$72.27M$92.07M-10.85160Short Interest ↑Positive NewsCODACoda Octopus Group3.2268 of 5 stars$6.01+2.7%$11.00+83.2%+5.1%$68.28M$21.06M18.4280REKRRekor Systems0.3778 of 5 stars$0.72+2.4%N/A-60.9%$67.37M$43.82M-1.10250Short Interest ↑GCTSGCT Semiconductor1.2255 of 5 stars$1.38-5.8%$5.00+263.6%-75.0%$67.30M$9.13M-5.37N/ANews CoverageSNTSenstar Technologies0.612 of 5 stars$2.78+3.0%N/A+126.8%$64.80M$34.46M39.72160Upcoming EarningsFKWLFranklin Wireless1.1124 of 5 stars$4.94-14.5%N/A+68.8%$58.72M$43.44M-26.2480High Trading VolumeSELXSemilux International0.8152 of 5 stars$1.40-6.1%N/A-17.7%$52.40M$32.84M0.0058Short Interest ↑Gap DownELTKEltek4.3817 of 5 stars$8.07-1.8%N/A-15.1%$48.98M$46.53M9.49260Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsSQNSSequans Communications3.8819 of 5 stars$1.88-4.1%$7.50+298.9%+41.0%$46.30M$36.76M0.94260Short Interest ↓Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LightPath Technologies Competitors Emeren Group Competitors Coda Octopus Group Competitors Rekor Systems Competitors GCT Semiconductor Competitors Senstar Technologies Competitors Franklin Wireless Competitors Semilux International Competitors Eltek Competitors Sequans Communications Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KSCP) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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