LPTH vs. NNDM, KE, AIP, CRNT, GILT, HEAR, POET, LAES, VLN, and AUDC
Should you be buying LightPath Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LightPath Technologies include Nano Dimension (NNDM), Kimball Electronics (KE), Arteris (AIP), Ceragon Networks (CRNT), Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT), Turtle Beach (HEAR), POET Technologies (POET), SEALSQ (LAES), Valens Semiconductor (VLN), and AudioCodes (AUDC). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
LightPath Technologies vs.
LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) and Nano Dimension (NASDAQ:NNDM) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.
LightPath Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $4.67, indicating a potential upside of 38.48%. Given LightPath Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LightPath Technologies is more favorable than Nano Dimension.
LightPath Technologies received 121 more outperform votes than Nano Dimension when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.71% of users gave Nano Dimension an outperform vote while only 54.17% of users gave LightPath Technologies an outperform vote.
In the previous week, LightPath Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Nano Dimension. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for LightPath Technologies and 1 mentions for Nano Dimension. Nano Dimension's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat LightPath Technologies' score of 0.41 indicating that Nano Dimension is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
LightPath Technologies has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nano Dimension has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.
LightPath Technologies has a net margin of -25.86% compared to Nano Dimension's net margin of -152.86%. Nano Dimension's return on equity of -9.57% beat LightPath Technologies' return on equity.
LightPath Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nano Dimension. LightPath Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nano Dimension, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
56.3% of LightPath Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Nano Dimension shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of LightPath Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Nano Dimension shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
LightPath Technologies and Nano Dimension tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:LPTH) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
