SEALSQ (LAES) Competitors $3.21 -0.07 (-2.13%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.20 -0.01 (-0.44%) As of 04:53 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends LAES vs. NSSC, DQ, AAOI, JKS, BELFA, COMM, IPAX, ICHR, INDI, and AIOTShould you be buying SEALSQ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SEALSQ include Napco Security Technologies (NSSC), Daqo New Energy (DQ), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), JinkoSolar (JKS), Bel Fuse (BELFA), CommScope (COMM), Inflection Point Acquisition (IPAX), Ichor (ICHR), indie Semiconductor (INDI), and Powerfleet (AIOT). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. SEALSQ vs. Napco Security Technologies Daqo New Energy Applied Optoelectronics JinkoSolar Bel Fuse CommScope Inflection Point Acquisition Ichor indie Semiconductor Powerfleet SEALSQ (NASDAQ:LAES) and Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has more volatility & risk, LAES or NSSC? SEALSQ has a beta of -20.39, suggesting that its share price is 2,139% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Napco Security Technologies has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is LAES or NSSC more profitable? Napco Security Technologies has a net margin of 26.43% compared to SEALSQ's net margin of 0.00%. Napco Security Technologies' return on equity of 29.56% beat SEALSQ's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SEALSQN/A N/A N/A Napco Security Technologies 26.43%29.56%25.32% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LAES or NSSC? Napco Security Technologies received 279 more outperform votes than SEALSQ when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave SEALSQ an outperform vote while only 61.81% of users gave Napco Security Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSEALSQOutperform Votes1100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesNapco Security TechnologiesOutperform Votes28061.81% Underperform Votes17338.19% Do analysts rate LAES or NSSC? SEALSQ currently has a consensus price target of $1.75, suggesting a potential downside of 44.18%. Napco Security Technologies has a consensus price target of $46.43, suggesting a potential upside of 27.08%. Given Napco Security Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Napco Security Technologies is more favorable than SEALSQ.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SEALSQ 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Napco Security Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Which has higher earnings and valuation, LAES or NSSC? Napco Security Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than SEALSQ. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSEALSQ$30.06M9.82-$3.27MN/AN/ANapco Security Technologies$188.82M7.10$49.82M$1.3626.86 Does the media prefer LAES or NSSC? In the previous week, SEALSQ had 10 more articles in the media than Napco Security Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for SEALSQ and 4 mentions for Napco Security Technologies. Napco Security Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat SEALSQ's score of 0.82 indicating that Napco Security Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SEALSQ 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Napco Security Technologies 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in LAES or NSSC? 1.3% of SEALSQ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of Napco Security Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Napco Security Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryNapco Security Technologies beats SEALSQ on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SEALSQ News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LAES 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 LAES vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSEALSQSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$422.89M$64.42B$27.18B$9.25BDividend YieldN/A2.10%2.72%3.98%P/E RatioN/A25.08195.9213.72Price / Sales10.2825.433,341.1180.62Price / CashN/A27.4836.1237.67Price / Book10.937.498.404.66Net Income-$3.27M$988.31M$674.21M$224.41M7 Day Performance-19.41%-7.87%-1.12%-1.00%1 Month Performance-61.73%-4.28%1.57%0.75%1 Year Performance80.22%52.98%21.46%18.03% SEALSQ Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LAESSEALSQ1.0093 of 5 stars$3.21-2.1%$1.75-45.5%+69.9%$302.32M$30.06M0.0061Short Interest ↓News CoverageGap UpNSSCNapco Security Technologies4.4255 of 5 stars$34.96-4.3%$46.43+32.8%+0.1%$1.28B$188.82M25.641,070Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsDQDaqo New Energy3.0542 of 5 stars$17.65-2.6%$22.26+26.2%-5.9%$1.16B$2.31B-9.525,765Short Interest ↑Positive NewsAAOIApplied Optoelectronics0.8072 of 5 stars$24.55-20.0%$29.20+19.0%+66.2%$1.15B$217.65M-11.902,149Short Interest ↓Gap UpJKSJinkoSolar3.2678 of 5 stars$20.66-1.5%$28.42+37.6%-27.5%$1.10B$16.72B34.9457,397Short Interest ↓BELFABel Fuse1.9122 of 5 stars$85.51-2.1%N/A+27.5%$1.07B$639.81M20.706,300Short Interest ↓COMMCommScope3.3754 of 5 stars$4.67-15.6%$3.00-35.7%+95.2%$1.01B$5.79B-1.0620,000Options VolumeIPAXInflection Point AcquisitionN/A$23.07+4.1%N/A+605.6%$950.92MN/A0.001News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeICHRIchor2.4889 of 5 stars$26.40-9.9%$42.29+60.2%-28.5%$884.91M$811.12M-28.212,245Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGap UpINDIindie Semiconductor2.2618 of 5 stars$4.15-2.9%$8.29+99.9%-38.7%$834.92M$228.81M-6.17400Short Interest ↑AIOTPowerfleet2.9412 of 5 stars$6.17-2.9%$12.50+102.8%N/A$812.31M$133.59M0.00670 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Napco Security Technologies Alternatives Daqo New Energy Alternatives Applied Optoelectronics Alternatives JinkoSolar Alternatives Bel Fuse Alternatives CommScope Alternatives Inflection Point Acquisition Alternatives Ichor Alternatives indie Semiconductor Alternatives Powerfleet Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LAES) was last updated on 1/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWill DeepSeek pop the AI bubble?An overseas AI rival sent shockwaves through the U.S. tech market last week... 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