Microvision (MVIS) Competitors

Microvision (NASDAQ:MVIS) and NAPCO Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MVIS or NSSC?

30.9% of Microvision shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of NAPCO Security Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Microvision shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of NAPCO Security Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend MVIS or NSSC?

Microvision presently has a consensus price target of $2.25, suggesting a potential upside of 110.28%. NAPCO Security Technologies has a consensus price target of $30.83, suggesting a potential upside of 0.11%. Given Microvision's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Microvision is more favorable than NAPCO Security Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Microvision	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
NAPCO Security Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MVIS or NSSC?

NAPCO Security Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Microvision. Microvision is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NAPCO Security Technologies, 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
Microvision	$4.70M	68.52	-$96.92M	-$0.39	-2.74
NAPCO Security Technologies	$188.82M	5.82	$49.82M	$1.22	25.25

Which has more risk & volatility, MVIS or NSSC?

Microvision has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NAPCO Security Technologies has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MVIS or NSSC more profitable?

NAPCO Security Technologies has a net margin of 25.00% compared to Microvision's net margin of -3,470.59%. NAPCO Security Technologies' return on equity of 26.14% beat Microvision's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Microvision	-3,470.59%	-146.46%	-76.85%
NAPCO Security Technologies	25.00%	26.14%	22.34%

Does the media favor MVIS or NSSC?

In the previous week, Microvision had 3 more articles in the media than NAPCO Security Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Microvision and 2 mentions for NAPCO Security Technologies. NAPCO Security Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Microvision's score of 0.30 indicating that NAPCO Security Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Microvision	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
NAPCO Security Technologies	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

NAPCO Security Technologies beats Microvision on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.