ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS (ESP) Competitors

ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS (NYSE:ESP) and POET Technologies (NASDAQ:POET) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ESP or POET?

36.7% of ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.0% of POET Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of POET Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer ESP or POET?

POET Technologies has a consensus price target of $6.25, indicating a potential downside of 12.34%. Given POET Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe POET Technologies is more favorable than ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
POET Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is ESP or POET more profitable?

ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS's return on equity of 0.00% beat POET Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS	N/A	N/A	N/A
POET Technologies	N/A	-139.18%	-70.84%

Does the media refer more to ESP or POET?

In the previous week, POET Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for POET Technologies and 1 mentions for ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS. ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat POET Technologies' score of 0.44 indicating that ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
POET Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ESP or POET?

ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS has higher revenue and earnings than POET Technologies. POET Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ESPEY MFG & 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
ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS	$45.97M	3.04	$7.59M	$2.68	18.39
POET Technologies	$40K	15,210.07	-$56.70M	-$0.74	-9.64

Which has more volatility & risk, ESP or POET?

ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, POET Technologies has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS beats POET Technologies on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.