Lightwave Logic (LWLG) Competitors

Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG) and Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer LWLG or KRT?

Karat Packaging has a consensus target price of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.26%. Given Karat Packaging's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Karat Packaging is more favorable than Lightwave Logic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lightwave Logic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Karat Packaging	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LWLG or KRT?

Karat Packaging received 20 more outperform votes than Lightwave Logic when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lightwave Logic	N/A	N/A
Karat Packaging	Outperform Votes 20 60.61%	Underperform Votes 13 39.39%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LWLG or KRT?

27.0% of Lightwave Logic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.2% of Karat Packaging shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Lightwave Logic shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 66.1% of Karat Packaging shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, LWLG or KRT?

Lightwave Logic has a beta of 2, meaning that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Karat Packaging has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, LWLG or KRT?

Karat Packaging has higher revenue and earnings than Lightwave Logic. Lightwave Logic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Karat Packaging, 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
Lightwave Logic	$40K	4,405.32	-$21.04M	-$0.18	-8.00
Karat Packaging	$416.57M	1.49	$32.47M	$1.40	22.14

Does the media favor LWLG or KRT?

In the previous week, Karat Packaging had 2 more articles in the media than Lightwave Logic. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Karat Packaging and 0 mentions for Lightwave Logic. Karat Packaging's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Lightwave Logic's score of 0.00 indicating that Karat Packaging is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lightwave Logic	Neutral
Karat Packaging	Positive

Is LWLG or KRT more profitable?

Karat Packaging has a net margin of 6.78% compared to Lightwave Logic's net margin of -19,416.81%. Karat Packaging's return on equity of 19.84% beat Lightwave Logic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lightwave Logic	-19,416.81%	-61.49%	-54.66%
Karat Packaging	6.78%	19.84%	11.01%

Summary

Karat Packaging beats Lightwave Logic on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.