Microvision (MVIS) Competitors

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

Is NSSC or MVIS more profitable?

NAPCO Security Technologies has a net margin of 23.90% compared to Microvision's net margin of -3,470.59%. NAPCO Security Technologies' return on equity of 25.42% beat Microvision's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NAPCO Security Technologies	23.90%	25.42%	21.66%
Microvision	-3,470.59%	-146.46%	-76.85%

Does the media favor NSSC or MVIS?

In the previous week, NAPCO Security Technologies and NAPCO Security Technologies both had 6 articles in the media. NAPCO Security Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Microvision's score of 0.39 indicating that NAPCO Security Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NAPCO Security Technologies	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Microvision	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

85.1% of NAPCO Security Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.9% of Microvision shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of NAPCO Security Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, NSSC or MVIS?

NAPCO Security Technologies has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microvision has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate NSSC or MVIS?

NAPCO Security Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $37.67, suggesting a potential downside of 6.02%. Microvision has a consensus price target of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 125.23%. Given Microvision's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Microvision is more favorable than NAPCO Security Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NAPCO Security Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Microvision	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, NSSC or MVIS?

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
NAPCO Security Technologies	$181.62M	7.87	$43.41M	$1.19	33.68
Microvision	$4.70M	71.08	-$96.92M	-$0.39	-2.85

Summary

NAPCO Security Technologies beats Microvision on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.