nLIGHT (LASR) Competitors $10.11 -0.77 (-7.08%) (As of 04:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends LASR vs. SIMO, AAOI, HIMX, JKS, NSSC, BELFA, COMM, DQ, ICHR, and WOLFShould you be buying nLIGHT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of nLIGHT include Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), Himax Technologies (HIMX), JinkoSolar (JKS), Napco Security Technologies (NSSC), Bel Fuse (BELFA), CommScope (COMM), Daqo New Energy (DQ), Ichor (ICHR), and Wolfspeed (WOLF). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. nLIGHT vs. Silicon Motion Technology Applied Optoelectronics Himax Technologies JinkoSolar Napco Security Technologies Bel Fuse CommScope Daqo New Energy Ichor Wolfspeed Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) and nLIGHT (NASDAQ:LASR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, SIMO or LASR? Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, nLIGHT has a beta of 2.2, meaning that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to SIMO or LASR? In the previous week, Silicon Motion Technology had 5 more articles in the media than nLIGHT. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology and 3 mentions for nLIGHT. nLIGHT's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Silicon Motion Technology's score of 0.83 indicating that nLIGHT is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Silicon Motion Technology 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive nLIGHT 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SIMO or LASR? Silicon Motion Technology has higher revenue and earnings than nLIGHT. nLIGHT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silicon Motion Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSilicon Motion Technology$814.77M2.44$52.87M$2.6422.38nLIGHT$203.06M2.62-$41.67M-$1.03-10.67 Is SIMO or LASR more profitable? Silicon Motion Technology has a net margin of 10.90% compared to nLIGHT's net margin of -24.16%. Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity of 11.52% beat nLIGHT's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Silicon Motion Technology10.90% 11.52% 8.64% nLIGHT -24.16%-19.53%-15.91% Do analysts recommend SIMO or LASR? Silicon Motion Technology presently has a consensus price target of $81.67, indicating a potential upside of 38.25%. nLIGHT has a consensus price target of $16.17, indicating a potential upside of 47.10%. Given nLIGHT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe nLIGHT is more favorable than Silicon Motion Technology.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Silicon Motion Technology 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78nLIGHT 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SIMO or LASR? 78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.9% of nLIGHT shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of nLIGHT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SIMO or LASR? Silicon Motion Technology received 654 more outperform votes than nLIGHT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.42% of users gave Silicon Motion Technology an outperform vote while only 63.52% of users gave nLIGHT an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSilicon Motion TechnologyOutperform Votes84976.42% Underperform Votes26223.58% nLIGHTOutperform Votes19563.52% Underperform Votes11236.48% SummarySilicon Motion Technology beats nLIGHT on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Wall Street StarHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. Tools like ChatGPT are useful, but they are still simple, proof-of-concept systems. For its next act, AI is going to help save lives. Already better than humans at a number of medical tasks, AI is ramping up to completely revolutionize healthcare.Click here to learn more about the booming eHealth industry - and see which microcap will be at the Get nLIGHT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LASR 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 LASR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricnLIGHTSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$532.24M$62.12B$24.75B$9.28BDividend YieldN/A2.07%2.69%4.06%P/E Ratio-10.6740.81271.6417.51Price / Sales2.6226.282,930.99134.92Price / CashN/A25.4633.8137.95Price / Book2.027.627.914.94Net Income-$41.67M$983.89M$659.60M$225.30M7 Day Performance-2.57%4.84%0.59%-1.11%1 Month Performance5.37%20.47%11.28%7.29%1 Year Performance-18.65%16.61%28.08%23.06% nLIGHT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LASRnLIGHT3.0563 of 5 stars$10.11-7.1%$16.17+59.9%-21.6%$489.62M$203.06M-9.821,100Insider TradePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSIMOSilicon Motion Technology4.7649 of 5 stars$60.22+1.5%$81.67+35.6%+0.3%$2.03B$814.77M22.471,546AAOIApplied Optoelectronics1.4095 of 5 stars$35.37-2.9%$23.00-35.0%+47.8%$1.59B$209.55M-17.682,149Analyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↓News CoverageHIMXHimax Technologies3.791 of 5 stars$8.13-5.4%$15.00+84.5%+27.1%$1.42B$897.26M19.512,164High Trading VolumeJKSJinkoSolar2.0555 of 5 stars$26.39-5.4%$31.33+18.7%-22.0%$1.40B$16.72B43.8557,397NSSCNapco Security Technologies4.005 of 5 stars$37.46+1.2%$47.14+25.8%+8.2%$1.37B$191.15M27.211,070Positive NewsBELFABel FuseN/A$101.02+0.7%N/A+63.7%$1.27B$639.81M24.296,300COMMCommScope2.1664 of 5 stars$5.72-0.3%$2.50-56.3%+121.7%$1.23B$5.79B-1.3020,000Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageGap UpDQDaqo New Energy2.4784 of 5 stars$17.09-7.1%$22.26+30.3%-24.3%$1.13B$1.31B-9.945,765Positive NewsICHRIchor3.5589 of 5 stars$32.79+1.4%$42.57+29.8%+2.7%$1.11B$811.12M-34.882,245Short Interest ↓Positive NewsWOLFWolfspeed3.0882 of 5 stars$7.87-4.6%$17.21+118.7%-81.9%$1.01B$804.50M-1.395,013 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SIMO Competitors AAOI Competitors HIMX Competitors JKS Competitors NSSC Competitors BELFA Competitors COMM Competitors DQ Competitors ICHR Competitors WOLF Competitors 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:LASR) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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