SKYT vs. KLIC, VIAV, NN, SIMO, AAOI, HIMX, JKS, NSSC, DQ, and COMM
Should you be buying SkyWater Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SkyWater Technology include Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), NextNav (NN), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), Himax Technologies (HIMX), JinkoSolar (JKS), Napco Security Technologies (NSSC), Daqo New Energy (DQ), and CommScope (COMM). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
SkyWater Technology vs.
SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ:SKYT) and Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability.
SkyWater Technology currently has a consensus price target of $12.75, suggesting a potential downside of 12.01%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a consensus price target of $52.40, suggesting a potential upside of 10.74%. Given Kulicke and Soffa Industries' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kulicke and Soffa Industries is more favorable than SkyWater Technology.
SkyWater Technology has a net margin of -4.75% compared to Kulicke and Soffa Industries' net margin of -9.77%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity of -0.92% beat SkyWater Technology's return on equity.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries received 429 more outperform votes than SkyWater Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.37% of users gave Kulicke and Soffa Industries an outperform vote while only 59.52% of users gave SkyWater Technology an outperform vote.
SkyWater Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. SkyWater Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kulicke and Soffa Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
SkyWater Technology has a beta of 3.72, indicating that its stock price is 272% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, SkyWater Technology had 1 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for SkyWater Technology and 3 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. SkyWater Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Kulicke and Soffa Industries' score of 0.41 indicating that SkyWater Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
70.0% of SkyWater Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 42.5% of SkyWater Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
SkyWater Technology and Kulicke and Soffa Industries tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SKYT) was last updated on 1/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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