Neonode (NEON) Competitors

Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI) and Neonode (NASDAQ:NEON) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, MEI or NEON?

Methode Electronics has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Neonode has a beta of 2, indicating that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MEI or NEON?

95.5% of Methode Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.6% of Neonode shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Methode Electronics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of Neonode shares are owned by 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 preferable earnings & valuation, MEI or NEON?

Neonode has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Methode Electronics. Neonode is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Methode Electronics, 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
Methode Electronics	$1.09B	0.39	-$123.30M	-$2.53	-4.72
Neonode	$3.80M	36.13	-$10.12M	-$0.71	-11.51

Does the media favor MEI or NEON?

In the previous week, Methode Electronics had 3 more articles in the media than Neonode. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Methode Electronics and 1 mentions for Neonode. Neonode's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Methode Electronics' score of 0.49 indicating that Neonode is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Methode Electronics	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Neonode	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate MEI or NEON?

Methode Electronics currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.63%. Neonode has a consensus price target of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 101.96%. Given Neonode's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Neonode is more favorable than Methode Electronics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Methode Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Neonode	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is MEI or NEON more profitable?

Methode Electronics has a net margin of -8.16% compared to Neonode's net margin of -252.78%. Methode Electronics' return on equity of -3.26% beat Neonode's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Methode Electronics	-8.16%	-3.26%	-1.78%
Neonode	-252.78%	-67.67%	-60.74%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MEI or NEON?

Methode Electronics received 300 more outperform votes than Neonode when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.47% of users gave Methode Electronics an outperform vote while only 49.48% of users gave Neonode an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Methode Electronics	Outperform Votes 491 62.47%	Underperform Votes 295 37.53%
Neonode	Outperform Votes 191 49.48%	Underperform Votes 195 50.52%

Summary

Methode Electronics and Neonode tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.