Neonode (NEON) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	$1.11B	0.34	-$123.30M	-$2.53	-4.17
Neonode	$4.45M	36.24	-$10.12M	-$0.71	-13.54

Do insiders and institutionals believe 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 media prefer MEI or NEON?

In the previous week, Methode Electronics and Methode Electronics both had 1 articles in the media. Methode Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Neonode's score of 0.00 indicating that Methode Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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%

Which has more risk and volatility, MEI or NEON?

Methode Electronics has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Neonode has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate MEI or NEON?

Methode Electronics presently has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.33%. Neonode has a consensus target price of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 71.70%. Given Neonode's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

Summary

Methode Electronics beats Neonode on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.