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Optex Systems (OPXS) Competitors

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$6.30 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

OPXS vs. KEQU, FEIM, AKYA, SEER, INTT, OPTX, OWLT, MASS, CLIR, and PRE

Should you be buying Optex Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Optex Systems include Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU), Frequency Electronics (FEIM), Akoya Biosciences (AKYA), Seer (SEER), inTEST (INTT), Syntec Optics (OPTX), Owlet (OWLT), 908 Devices (MASS), ClearSign Technologies (CLIR), and Prenetics Global (PRE). These companies are all part of the "measuring and control equipment" industry.

Optex Systems vs.

Optex Systems (NASDAQ:OPXS) and Kewaunee Scientific (NASDAQ:KEQU) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Optex Systems has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kewaunee Scientific has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Kewaunee Scientific had 3 more articles in the media than Optex Systems. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Kewaunee Scientific and 0 mentions for Optex Systems. Kewaunee Scientific's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Optex Systems' score of -0.08 indicating that Kewaunee Scientific is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Optex Systems Neutral
Kewaunee Scientific Neutral

19.1% of Optex Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.7% of Kewaunee Scientific shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.6% of Optex Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Kewaunee Scientific shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Kewaunee Scientific has higher revenue and earnings than Optex Systems. Kewaunee Scientific is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Optex Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Optex Systems$33.99M1.28$3.77M$0.5511.45
Kewaunee Scientific$203.76M0.87$18.75M$6.319.83

Optex Systems has a net margin of 11.08% compared to Kewaunee Scientific's net margin of 9.39%. Kewaunee Scientific's return on equity of 25.83% beat Optex Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Optex Systems11.08% 22.21% 15.64%
Kewaunee Scientific 9.39%25.83%10.75%

Kewaunee Scientific received 142 more outperform votes than Optex Systems when rated by MarketBeat users.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Optex SystemsN/AN/A
Kewaunee ScientificOutperform Votes
142
67.94%
Underperform Votes
67
32.06%

Summary

Kewaunee Scientific beats Optex Systems on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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OPXS vs. The Competition

MetricOptex SystemsOptical instruments & lenses IndustryAerospace SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$43.47M$18.36B$18.80B$9.14B
Dividend YieldN/A1.17%1.32%4.02%
P/E Ratio11.4526.4544.2017.36
Price / Sales1.287.357.2377.11
Price / Cash10.5221.3129.3735.97
Price / Book2.308.315.684.79
Net Income$3.77M$354.80M$472.45M$225.00M
7 Day Performance0.80%2.92%3.29%2.37%
1 Month Performance-25.00%-0.92%5.27%4.40%
1 Year Performance19.09%27.23%48.42%20.10%

Optex Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
OPXS
Optex Systems
1.1885 of 5 stars
$6.30
flat
N/A+19.1%$43.47M$33.99M11.4580News Coverage
KEQU
Kewaunee Scientific
1.8851 of 5 stars
$55.20
-4.4%
N/A+119.9%$158.53M$199.64M8.751,006
FEIM
Frequency Electronics
1.3542 of 5 stars
$16.45
-3.3%
N/A+64.6%$158.10M$60.19M20.06200
AKYA
Akoya Biosciences
2.129 of 5 stars
$2.93
-3.3%
$5.43
+85.3%
-44.4%$145.22M$86.82M-2.4890Gap Down
SEER
Seer
1.9322 of 5 stars
$2.32
-3.3%
$3.00
+29.3%
+42.2%$136.80M$14.18M-1.78160News Coverage
INTT
inTEST
2.8439 of 5 stars
$8.37
-3.1%
$16.00
+91.2%
-29.9%$103.58M$121.97M36.39320Gap Down
OPTX
Syntec Optics
0.2001 of 5 stars
$2.08
-21.2%
N/A-50.8%$76.31M$29.39M0.003Gap Down
OWLT
Owlet
N/A$4.50
-0.9%
N/A-36.2%$72.16M$78.58M-1.88106Gap Down
MASS
908 Devices
3.6468 of 5 stars
$2.01
-11.1%
$8.00
+298.0%
-60.5%$69.99M$55.16M-1.1460Analyst Forecast
Positive News
CLIR
ClearSign Technologies
2.5031 of 5 stars
$1.11
-4.3%
$6.00
+440.5%
+45.2%$55.76M$4.28M-10.0910Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Up
PRE
Prenetics Global
2.4899 of 5 stars
$5.88
+8.3%
$9.00
+53.1%
+34.0%$53.74M$25.56M-1.471Positive News
Gap Down
High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:OPXS) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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