Lightwave Logic (LWLG) Competitors $0.98 -0.05 (-4.87%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.99 +0.01 (+1.12%) As of 04:44 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LWLG vs. DSWL, YHGJ, NEWH, NCL, FORD, AZEK, NWL, SWIM, KRT, and VHIShould you be buying Lightwave Logic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lightwave Logic include Deswell Industries (DSWL), Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ), NewHydrogen (NEWH), Northann (NCL), Forward Industries (FORD), AZEK (AZEK), Newell Brands (NWL), Latham Group (SWIM), Karat Packaging (KRT), and Valhi (VHI). Lightwave Logic vs. Deswell Industries Yunhong Green CTI NewHydrogen Northann Forward Industries AZEK Newell Brands Latham Group Karat Packaging Valhi Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL) and Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, community ranking and risk. Does the media prefer DSWL or LWLG? In the previous week, Lightwave Logic had 1 more articles in the media than Deswell Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lightwave Logic and 1 mentions for Deswell Industries. Deswell Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Lightwave Logic's score of 0.62 indicating that Deswell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Deswell Industries Very Positive Lightwave Logic Positive Which has more risk & volatility, DSWL or LWLG? Deswell Industries has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightwave Logic has a beta of 2.08, indicating that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DSWL or LWLG? 27.0% of Lightwave Logic shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.0% of Deswell Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Lightwave Logic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DSWL or LWLG? Deswell Industries received 134 more outperform votes than Lightwave Logic when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDeswell IndustriesOutperform Votes13468.72% Underperform Votes6131.28% Lightwave LogicN/AN/A Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DSWL or LWLG? Deswell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Lightwave Logic. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDeswell Industries$66.81M0.58$7.71MN/AN/ALightwave Logic$95.61K1,279.26-$21.04M-$0.19-5.16 Is DSWL or LWLG more profitable? Deswell Industries has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lightwave Logic's net margin of -19,416.81%. Deswell Industries' return on equity of 0.00% beat Lightwave Logic's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Deswell IndustriesN/A N/A N/A Lightwave Logic -19,416.81%-61.49%-54.66% SummaryDeswell Industries beats Lightwave Logic on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Lightwave Logic News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LWLG 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 LWLG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLightwave Logicplastics products IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$122.30M$122.30M$3.08B$7.84BDividend YieldN/AN/A5.14%4.05%P/E Ratio-5.44N/A77.2118.67Price / Sales1,279.261,279.2624,351,377,058,410,700.0088.62Price / CashN/AN/A24.3434.64Price / Book3.163.165.074.10Net Income-$21.04M-$21.04M$153.99M$246.93M7 Day Performance-11.71%-5.86%0.23%-3.62%1 Month Performance-19.01%-9.50%5.62%-6.69%1 Year Performance-79.15%-39.57%24.95%-1.88% Lightwave Logic Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LWLGLightwave Logic0.1891 of 5 stars$0.98-4.9%N/A-78.2%$121.69M$95,605.00-5.4220DSWLDeswell Industries2.4091 of 5 stars$2.36+0.9%N/A+4.7%$37.61M$66.81M0.00990Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeYHGJYunhong Green CTI0.4869 of 5 stars$1.15+2.7%N/A-36.5%$29.72M$18.56M-14.3770Short Interest ↑NEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.03-0.7%N/A+158.1%$21.14MN/A0.002NCLNorthannN/A$0.21-8.3%N/A-68.7%$7.90M$15.58M-1.0573News CoverageGap DownFORDForward Industries0.4677 of 5 stars$3.79flatN/A-31.7%$4.17M$29.66M0.00100Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑AZEKAZEK3.248 of 5 stars$48.67+17.6%$54.93+12.9%-2.7%$6.99B$1.49B49.162,236Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeNWLNewell Brands4.7841 of 5 stars$6.73+4.3%$10.81+60.6%-22.8%$2.80B$7.58B-12.9428,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsSWIMLatham Group1.6481 of 5 stars$6.67+7.2%$7.66+14.8%+62.4%$772.23M$508.52M74.122,390KRTKarat Packaging2.9286 of 5 stars$28.51-0.1%$32.00+12.2%-7.1%$571.26M$422.63M20.36680VHIValhi2.0619 of 5 stars$18.18+4.2%$20.00+10.0%-5.4%$514.35M$2.10B5.832,250 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DSWL Competitors YHGJ Competitors NEWH Competitors NCL Competitors FORD Competitors AZEK Competitors NWL Competitors SWIM Competitors KRT Competitors VHI Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LWLG) was last updated on 4/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret WeaponHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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