Vuzix (VUZI) Competitors

Vuzix (NASDAQ:VUZI) and indie Semiconductor (NASDAQ:INDI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Do analysts prefer VUZI or INDI?

Vuzix currently has a consensus price target of $2.00, suggesting a potential downside of 18.86%. indie Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $6.08, suggesting a potential upside of 23.72%. Given indie Semiconductor's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe indie Semiconductor is more favorable than Vuzix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vuzix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
indie Semiconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Do insiders and institutionals believe in VUZI or INDI?

35.9% of Vuzix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of indie Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Vuzix shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of indie Semiconductor shares are held by company 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 VUZI or INDI more profitable?

indie Semiconductor has a net margin of -62.64% compared to Vuzix's net margin of -1,352.74%. indie Semiconductor's return on equity of -27.25% beat Vuzix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vuzix	-1,352.74%	-198.84%	-185.84%
indie Semiconductor	-62.64%	-27.25%	-14.78%

Which has more volatility and risk, VUZI or INDI?

Vuzix has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, indie Semiconductor has a beta of 2.2, suggesting that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VUZI or INDI?

Vuzix has higher earnings, but lower revenue than indie Semiconductor. indie Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vuzix, 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
Vuzix	$5.76M	32.63	-$73.54M	-$1.03	-2.39
indie Semiconductor	$218.41M	4.78	-$132.60M	-$0.75	-6.56

Does the media refer more to VUZI or INDI?

In the previous week, indie Semiconductor had 5 more articles in the media than Vuzix. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for indie Semiconductor and 4 mentions for Vuzix. Vuzix's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat indie Semiconductor's score of 0.47 indicating that Vuzix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vuzix	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
indie Semiconductor	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

indie Semiconductor beats Vuzix on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.