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KSCP vs. WOLF, LPTH, CRNT, INSG, VUZI, REKR, NA, MRAM, SPWR, and ESP

Should you be buying Knightscope stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Knightscope include Wolfspeed (WOLF), LightPath Technologies (LPTH), Ceragon Networks (CRNT), Inseego (INSG), Vuzix (VUZI), Rekor Systems (REKR), Nano Labs (NA), EVERSPIN TECH (MRAM), CSLM Acquisition (SPWR), and ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS (ESP). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

Knightscope vs. Its Competitors

Wolfspeed (NYSE:WOLF) and Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

14.6% of Knightscope shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Wolfspeed shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Knightscope shares are held 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.

Knightscope has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Wolfspeed. Knightscope is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wolfspeed, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Wolfspeed$757.60M0.25-$1.61B-$11.27-0.11
Knightscope$10.81M5.50-$31.73M-$6.54-0.92

Wolfspeed currently has a consensus target price of $9.80, suggesting a potential upside of 694.81%. Knightscope has a consensus target price of $15.33, suggesting a potential upside of 153.86%. Given Wolfspeed's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Wolfspeed is more favorable than Knightscope.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Wolfspeed
4 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Knightscope
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Wolfspeed had 18 more articles in the media than Knightscope. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Wolfspeed and 1 mentions for Knightscope. Knightscope's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Wolfspeed's score of -0.04 indicating that Knightscope is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Wolfspeed Neutral
Knightscope Very Positive

Wolfspeed has a net margin of -212.41% compared to Knightscope's net margin of -282.34%. Knightscope's return on equity of -213.31% beat Wolfspeed's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Wolfspeed-212.41% -282.52% -7.22%
Knightscope -282.34%-213.31%-110.93%

Wolfspeed has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knightscope has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Knightscope beats Wolfspeed on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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KSCP vs. The Competition

MetricKnightscopeTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$59.47M$2.74B$6.79B$9.76B
Dividend YieldN/A1.58%2.74%4.04%
P/E RatioN/A23.5227.5226.60
Price / Sales5.5041.81732.60113.73
Price / CashN/A44.2526.9659.26
Price / Book1.697.056.216.58
Net Income-$31.73M$35.03M$197.71M$265.95M
7 Day Performance7.28%2.27%1.55%0.17%
1 Month Performance1.51%1.50%6.92%3.90%
1 Year PerformanceN/A62.46%44.20%19.67%

Knightscope Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KSCP
Knightscope
2.1147 of 5 stars
$6.04
+2.0%
$15.33
+153.9%
N/A$59.47M$10.81M0.0040Positive News
WOLF
Wolfspeed
1.5976 of 5 stars
$1.33
-3.3%
$9.80
+639.6%
-87.4%$213.21M$807.20M-0.165,013
LPTH
LightPath Technologies
1.5851 of 5 stars
$4.50
+11.7%
$4.88
+8.3%
+311.5%$179.14M$31.73M-17.31330News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
CRNT
Ceragon Networks
3.7342 of 5 stars
$2.00
+0.5%
$5.30
+165.0%
-31.9%$176.97M$394.19M12.501,056Positive News
INSG
Inseego
2.5219 of 5 stars
$11.11
+0.6%
$13.00
+17.0%
-15.5%$166.07M$191.24M-31.74410News Coverage
VUZI
Vuzix
0.0927 of 5 stars
$2.04
-4.2%
N/A+145.7%$164.74M$5.76M-4.00110
REKR
Rekor Systems
0.4837 of 5 stars
$1.17
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N/A-10.4%$147.81M$46.03M-2.21250
NA
Nano Labs
0.2622 of 5 stars
$5.82
+16.2%
N/A+68.9%$147.77M$5.65M0.00157Gap Up
MRAM
EVERSPIN TECH
2.5912 of 5 stars
$6.17
-4.2%
$8.00
+29.7%
+15.4%$145.71M$50.40M88.1490
SPWR
CSLM Acquisition
4.2497 of 5 stars
$1.61
-2.4%
$6.00
+272.7%
-17.9%$137.13M$108.74M0.00151
ESP
ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS
N/A$45.86
-2.4%
N/AN/A$129.83M$45.97M17.11150

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This page (NASDAQ:KSCP) was last updated on 8/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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