MicroVision (MVIS) Competitors

Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) and MicroVision (NASDAQ:MVIS) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LUNR or MVIS?

72.2% of Intuitive Machines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.9% of MicroVision shares are held by institutional investors. 73.7% of Intuitive Machines shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of MicroVision shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LUNR or MVIS more profitable?

Intuitive Machines has a net margin of -62.21% compared to MicroVision's net margin of -1,049.43%. Intuitive Machines' return on equity of 0.00% beat MicroVision's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intuitive Machines	-62.21%	N/A	-6.44%
MicroVision	-1,049.43%	-102.34%	-76.77%

Do analysts recommend LUNR or MVIS?

Intuitive Machines presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 100.38%. MicroVision has a consensus price target of $2.67, suggesting a potential upside of 125.04%. Given MicroVision's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MicroVision is more favorable than Intuitive Machines.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intuitive Machines	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
MicroVision	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LUNR or MVIS?

MicroVision received 252 more outperform votes than Intuitive Machines when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 94.12% of users gave Intuitive Machines an outperform vote while only 63.56% of users gave MicroVision an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Intuitive Machines	Outperform Votes 48 94.12%	Underperform Votes 3 5.88%
MicroVision	Outperform Votes 300 63.56%	Underperform Votes 172 36.44%

Which has more volatility and risk, LUNR or MVIS?

Intuitive Machines has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MicroVision has a beta of 2.63, suggesting that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LUNR or MVIS?

Intuitive Machines has higher revenue and earnings than MicroVision. Intuitive Machines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MicroVision, 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
Intuitive Machines	$203.90M	5.50	$62.80M	-$2.94	-2.72
MicroVision	$8.15M	31.86	-$82.84M	-$0.45	-2.63

Does the media favor LUNR or MVIS?

In the previous week, Intuitive Machines had 16 more articles in the media than MicroVision. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Intuitive Machines and 27 mentions for MicroVision. Intuitive Machines' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat MicroVision's score of 0.13 indicating that Intuitive Machines is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intuitive Machines	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MicroVision	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Intuitive Machines beats MicroVision on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.