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LightPath Technologies (LPTH) Competitors

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$1.50 -0.07 (-4.46%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

LPTH vs. EMKR, MVIS, INSG, ATOM, MRAM, CSLR, SATL, CODA, GCTS, and AIRG

Should you be buying LightPath Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LightPath Technologies include EMCORE (EMKR), MicroVision (MVIS), Inseego (INSG), Atomera (ATOM), Everspin Technologies (MRAM), Complete Solaria (CSLR), Satellogic (SATL), Coda Octopus Group (CODA), GCT Semiconductor (GCTS), and Airgain (AIRG). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

LightPath Technologies vs.

EMCORE (NASDAQ:EMKR) and LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

EMCORE received 33 more outperform votes than LightPath Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.07% of users gave EMCORE an outperform vote while only 54.48% of users gave LightPath Technologies an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
EMCOREOutperform Votes
355
60.07%
Underperform Votes
236
39.93%
LightPath TechnologiesOutperform Votes
322
54.48%
Underperform Votes
269
45.52%

In the previous week, LightPath Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than EMCORE. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for LightPath Technologies and 1 mentions for EMCORE. EMCORE's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat LightPath Technologies' score of -0.04 indicating that EMCORE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
EMCORE
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
LightPath Technologies
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
EMCORE$90.96M0.29-$75.36M-$8.77-0.33
LightPath Technologies$31.73M1.88-$8.01M-$0.22-6.82

EMCORE currently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.74%. LightPath Technologies has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 100.00%. Given LightPath Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LightPath Technologies is more favorable than EMCORE.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
EMCORE
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
LightPath Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

LightPath Technologies has a net margin of -25.86% compared to EMCORE's net margin of -81.08%. EMCORE's return on equity of -25.05% beat LightPath Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
EMCORE-81.08% -25.05% -13.56%
LightPath Technologies -25.86%-26.51%-16.55%

65.7% of EMCORE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of LightPath Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of EMCORE shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of LightPath Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

EMCORE has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LightPath Technologies has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

EMCORE and LightPath Technologies tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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LPTH vs. The Competition

MetricLightPath TechnologiesSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$62.27M$60.81B$23.95B$8.87B
Dividend YieldN/A2.44%2.76%4.06%
P/E Ratio-6.8226.22230.0714.18
Price / Sales1.8821.023,397.6589.42
Price / CashN/A23.8932.7532.79
Price / Book2.036.497.045.12
Net Income-$8.01M$981.45M$659.54M$225.99M
7 Day Performance-3.85%-1.44%0.19%-1.32%
1 Month Performance-10.71%-3.29%0.77%0.60%
1 Year Performance27.12%10.39%18.75%26.23%

LightPath Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LPTH
LightPath Technologies
2.2901 of 5 stars
$1.50
-4.5%
$3.00
+100.0%
+27.1%$59.51M$31.73M-6.82330High Trading Volume
EMKR
EMCORE
0.7383 of 5 stars
$2.95
+1.0%
$3.00
+1.7%
-92.8%$26.76M$97.72M0.00470Analyst Forecast
MVIS
MicroVision
0.6617 of 5 stars
$0.93
+0.6%
$3.00
+221.8%
-61.2%$204.19M$7.26M-2.26350Gap Up
INSG
Inseego
4.0254 of 5 stars
$12.42
-3.0%
$16.00
+28.8%
+473.4%$185.68M$195.69M-6.90331Insider Trade
ATOM
Atomera
1.6255 of 5 stars
$5.43
-0.4%
$7.00
+28.9%
-20.4%$156.28M$550,000.000.0020Positive News
MRAM
Everspin Technologies
2.3631 of 5 stars
$6.04
+1.7%
$9.00
+49.0%
-35.1%$132.70M$63.76M100.6790Analyst Downgrade
CSLR
Complete Solaria
3.6216 of 5 stars
$2.01
+3.1%
$6.00
+198.5%
+42.6%$127.86M$87.62M0.00151
SATL
Satellogic
0.1479 of 5 stars
$1.32
flat
N/A+25.7%$119.20M$10.07M0.00330
CODA
Coda Octopus Group
1.7606 of 5 stars
$9.73
+7.9%
$11.00
+13.1%
+58.5%$108.88M$19.35M36.0480High Trading Volume
GCTS
GCT Semiconductor
2.8609 of 5 stars
$2.26
+3.7%
$8.00
+254.0%
N/A$106.89M$16.03M0.00N/A
AIRG
Airgain
2.7233 of 5 stars
$8.52
+0.4%
$11.75
+37.9%
+236.9%$96.70M$56.04M0.00140

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This page (NASDAQ:LPTH) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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