Interlink Electronics (LINK) Competitors

Interlink Electronics (NASDAQ:LINK) and Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) 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 institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LINK or KOPN?

Kopin received 166 more outperform votes than Interlink Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.48% of users gave Interlink Electronics an outperform vote while only 57.54% of users gave Kopin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Interlink Electronics	Outperform Votes 143 74.48%	Underperform Votes 49 25.52%
Kopin	Outperform Votes 309 57.54%	Underperform Votes 228 42.46%

Which has better earnings and valuation, LINK or KOPN?

Interlink Electronics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kopin. Kopin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Interlink Electronics, 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
Interlink Electronics	$11.68M	3.20	$1.26M	$0.09	64.00
Kopin	$44.27M	3.25	-$19.75M	-$0.41	-2.21

Which has more risk and volatility, LINK or KOPN?

Interlink Electronics has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kopin has a beta of 3.24, suggesting that its stock price is 224% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

0.4% of Interlink Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of Kopin shares are held by institutional investors. 73.8% of Interlink Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Kopin shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LINK or KOPN more profitable?

Interlink Electronics has a net margin of 5.99% compared to Kopin's net margin of -109.38%. Interlink Electronics' return on equity of 7.39% beat Kopin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Interlink Electronics	5.99%	7.39%	6.93%
Kopin	-109.38%	-165.86%	-42.90%

Do analysts rate LINK or KOPN?

Kopin has a consensus price target of $2.63, suggesting a potential upside of 189.93%. Given Kopin's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kopin is more favorable than Interlink Electronics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Interlink Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Kopin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer LINK or KOPN?

In the previous week, Kopin had 12 more articles in the media than Interlink Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Kopin and 2 mentions for Interlink Electronics. Interlink Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Kopin's score of 0.23 indicating that Interlink Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Interlink Electronics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kopin	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Interlink Electronics and Kopin tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.