Lightwave Logic (LWLG) Competitors $0.93 -0.04 (-3.64%) Closing price 04/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.93 +0.00 (+0.22%) As of 04/15/2025 07:42 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider 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 Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG) and Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Is LWLG or DSWL 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 Lightwave Logic-19,416.81% -61.49% -54.66% Deswell Industries N/A N/A N/A Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LWLG or DSWL? Deswell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Lightwave Logic. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLightwave Logic$95.61K1,210.79-$21.04M-$0.19-4.89Deswell Industries$66.81M0.55$7.71MN/AN/A Do institutionals & insiders believe in LWLG or DSWL? 27.0% of Lightwave Logic shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Lightwave Logic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 39.0% of Deswell Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, LWLG or DSWL? Lightwave Logic has a beta of 2.11, suggesting that its share price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deswell Industries has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to LWLG or DSWL? In the previous week, Deswell Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Lightwave Logic. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Deswell Industries and 1 mentions for Lightwave Logic. Lightwave Logic's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Deswell Industries' score of 0.44 indicating that Lightwave Logic is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Lightwave Logic Positive Deswell Industries Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor LWLG or DSWL? Deswell Industries received 134 more outperform votes than Lightwave Logic when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLightwave LogicN/AN/ADeswell IndustriesOutperform Votes13468.72% Underperform Votes6131.28% 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$115.76M$115.76M$2.96B$7.57BDividend YieldN/AN/A5.23%4.32%P/E Ratio-5.16N/A76.3617.82Price / Sales1,210.791,210.7924,272,056,611,906,300.0094.61Price / CashN/AN/A24.3234.64Price / Book3.003.005.194.00Net Income-$21.04M-$21.04M$154.96M$247.23M7 Day Performance-4.82%-2.41%5.30%1.45%1 Month Performance-14.77%-7.39%2.39%-6.24%1 Year Performance-76.78%-38.39%15.95%0.60% Lightwave Logic Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LWLGLightwave Logic0.0314 of 5 stars$0.93-3.6%N/A-76.5%$115.76M$95,605.00-5.1620DSWLDeswell Industries1.3084 of 5 stars$2.21-3.5%N/A+0.9%$35.22M$66.81M0.00990Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeYHGJYunhong Green CTI1.1971 of 5 stars$1.01-3.8%N/A-31.1%$26.11M$18.56M-12.6370Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeNEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.02+17.0%N/A+206.7%$15.50MN/A0.002NCLNorthannN/A$0.20+3.6%N/A-56.0%$7.03M$15.58M-1.0273FORDForward Industries0.5679 of 5 stars$5.21-23.4%N/A+2.0%$5.74M$29.66M0.00100Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeAZEKAZEK3.5717 of 5 stars$44.73-3.3%$54.13+21.0%+0.9%$6.43B$1.49B45.182,236Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeNWLNewell Brands4.7444 of 5 stars$4.89-4.5%$10.58+116.4%-33.5%$2.04B$7.58B-9.4028,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSWIMLatham Group2.2887 of 5 stars$5.26-3.7%$7.66+45.6%+44.2%$608.99M$508.52M58.452,390Positive NewsKRTKarat Packaging4.0729 of 5 stars$24.50-1.8%$32.00+30.6%-8.6%$490.91M$422.63M17.50680News CoveragePositive NewsVHIValhi2.8109 of 5 stars$16.13-2.3%$20.00+24.0%+5.5%$456.43M$2.10B5.172,250News CoverageGap Up 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto Market is About to Change LivesI've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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