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Vuzix (VUZI) Competitors

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$1.12 +0.05 (+4.67%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

VUZI vs. PCTI, GILT, BKSY, CRNT, AVNW, KVHI, AIRG, SATL, CMTL, and ONDS

Should you be buying Vuzix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vuzix include PCTEL (PCTI), Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT), BlackSky Technology (BKSY), Ceragon Networks (CRNT), Aviat Networks (AVNW), KVH Industries (KVHI), Airgain (AIRG), Satellogic (SATL), Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL), and Ondas (ONDS). These companies are all part of the "radio & t.v. communications equipment" industry.

Vuzix vs.

PCTEL (NASDAQ:PCTI) and Vuzix (NASDAQ:VUZI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.

45.4% of PCTEL shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Vuzix shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of PCTEL shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Vuzix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
PCTEL$99.43M1.36$2.87M$0.2231.77
Vuzix$12.13M6.80-$50.15M-$1.24-0.90

In the previous week, Vuzix had 11 more articles in the media than PCTEL. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Vuzix and 0 mentions for PCTEL. Vuzix's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat PCTEL's score of 0.00 indicating that Vuzix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
PCTEL Neutral
Vuzix Neutral

PCTEL has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vuzix has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

PCTEL received 134 more outperform votes than Vuzix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.73% of users gave PCTEL an outperform vote while only 68.87% of users gave Vuzix an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
PCTELOutperform Votes
488
76.73%
Underperform Votes
148
23.27%
VuzixOutperform Votes
354
68.87%
Underperform Votes
160
31.13%

PCTEL has a net margin of 4.91% compared to Vuzix's net margin of -1,437.17%. PCTEL's return on equity of 7.98% beat Vuzix's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PCTEL4.91% 7.98% 6.42%
Vuzix -1,437.17%-139.39%-131.18%

Vuzix has a consensus target price of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 78.57%. Given Vuzix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vuzix is more favorable than PCTEL.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
PCTEL
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Vuzix
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

PCTEL beats Vuzix on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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VUZI vs. The Competition

MetricVuzixRadio & t.v. communications equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$82.44M$11.80B$24.03B$8.82B
Dividend YieldN/A1.54%2.79%4.07%
P/E Ratio-0.9014.83258.0017.78
Price / Sales6.803.033,499.7474.25
Price / CashN/A15.6232.8532.53
Price / Book2.0716.637.404.68
Net Income-$50.15M$264.39M$666.63M$226.08M
7 Day Performance2.75%1.82%-0.42%-2.04%
1 Month Performance-13.85%-1.97%0.53%0.06%
1 Year Performance-51.62%27.26%17.64%24.60%

Vuzix Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VUZI
Vuzix
1.4312 of 5 stars
$1.12
+4.7%
$2.00
+78.6%
-51.6%$78.77M$12.13M-0.9094
PCTI
PCTEL
N/A$6.99
-0.1%
N/A+1.9%$135.26M$99.43M31.77213Analyst Forecast
GILT
Gilat Satellite Networks
2.8282 of 5 stars
$5.27
-3.1%
$8.50
+61.3%
-16.3%$310.17M$266.09M18.171,183Analyst Revision
BKSY
BlackSky Technology
3.1236 of 5 stars
$9.72
+1.3%
$17.60
+81.1%
-7.3%$295.48M$94.49M-4.30210Short Interest ↓
Positive News
CRNT
Ceragon Networks
3.9574 of 5 stars
$3.19
+2.2%
$4.88
+52.8%
+73.4%$266.51M$347.18M14.501,407Positive News
AVNW
Aviat Networks
4.7219 of 5 stars
$14.45
+0.3%
$38.60
+167.1%
-52.4%$182.74M$408.08M0.00710Positive News
KVHI
KVH Industries
3.3083 of 5 stars
$5.18
-0.2%
N/A+5.3%$102.76M$132.38M-5.34650Positive News
AIRG
Airgain
2.7233 of 5 stars
$8.49
-5.7%
$11.75
+38.4%
+236.9%$102.10M$56.04M0.00140
SATL
Satellogic
0.1479 of 5 stars
$1.32
+32.0%
N/A+25.7%$90.30M$10.07M0.00330High Trading Volume
CMTL
Comtech Telecommunications
4.3393 of 5 stars
$3.03
+3.4%
$6.38
+110.4%
-75.4%$84.43M$540.40M0.001,676
ONDS
Ondas
2.0494 of 5 stars
$0.71
+6.0%
$2.50
+251.6%
-37.1%$51.86M$15.69M0.00108News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:VUZI) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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