ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS (ESP) Competitors $46.46 -0.80 (-1.69%) As of 08/29/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock ESP vs. POET, VREX, CLFD, AIP, SATL, IPAX, LAES, MVIS, ALMU, and NNDMShould you be buying ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS include POET Technologies (POET), VAREX IMAGING (VREX), Clearfield (CLFD), Arteris (AIP), Satellogic (SATL), Inflection Point Acquisition (IPAX), SEALSQ (LAES), Microvision (MVIS), Aeluma (ALMU), and Nano Dimension (NNDM). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS vs. Its Competitors POET Technologies VAREX IMAGING Clearfield Arteris Satellogic Inflection Point Acquisition SEALSQ Microvision Aeluma Nano Dimension ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS (NYSE:ESP) and POET Technologies (NASDAQ:POET) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend ESP or POET? POET Technologies has a consensus target price of $6.25, indicating a potential upside of 16.60%. Given POET Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 0.00POET Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Do insiders and institutionals believe in ESP or POET? 36.7% of ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.0% of POET Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of POET Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is ESP or POET more profitable? ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS has a net margin of 0.00% compared to POET Technologies' net margin of -11,497.01%. 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 & ELECTRONICSN/A N/A N/A POET Technologies -11,497.01%-141.43%-68.54% Does the media refer more to ESP or POET? In the previous week, POET Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for POET Technologies and 1 mentions for ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS. POET Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS's score of 0.00 indicating that POET Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral POET Technologies 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better earnings and valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS$45.97M2.86$7.59M$2.6817.34POET Technologies$467.95K1,039.17-$56.70M-$0.81-6.62 Which has more volatility and risk, ESP or POET? ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, POET Technologies has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS beats POET Technologies on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ESP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ESP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICSElectronic Components & Accessories IndustryManufacturing SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$131.55M$1.07B$2.54B$21.33BDividend Yield2.13%3.04%2.54%3.50%P/E Ratio17.34181.6826.4729.34Price / Sales2.86214.64245.7451.63Price / CashN/A8.0223.5724.03Price / BookN/A2.0633.485.36Net Income$7.59M$354.38M$26.72M$996.52M7 Day Performance-1.15%2.76%0.45%0.34%1 Month Performance6.22%-1.90%2.41%4.69%1 Year PerformanceN/A0.66%25.86%11.68% ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESPESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICSN/A$46.46-1.7%N/AN/A$131.55M$45.97M17.34150POETPOET Technologies1.1111 of 5 stars$5.38-0.7%$6.25+16.2%+73.5%$491.72M$40K-6.6453News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeGap UpVREXVAREX IMAGING4.3448 of 5 stars$11.45+1.5%$19.50+70.3%-5.9%$468.12M$811M-3.572,300News CoveragePositive NewsCLFDClearfield2.1613 of 5 stars$32.73-0.6%$47.50+45.1%-11.5%$454.77M$166.71M3,273.001,130AIPArteris3.5186 of 5 stars$9.70-0.9%$15.00+54.6%+10.7%$417.54M$57.72M-11.83240Analyst UpgradeSATLSatellogicN/A$3.66-2.4%N/A+278.7%$395.88M$12.87M0.00330News CoverageInsider TradeIPAXInflection Point AcquisitionN/A$8.86-1.2%N/A+84.6%$365.20MN/A0.001High Trading VolumeLAESSEALSQ0.6013 of 5 stars$2.73-3.5%$1.75-35.9%+341.1%$350.16M$10.98M0.0061News CoverageMVISMicrovision1.8857 of 5 stars$1.12flat$2.25+100.9%+27.0%$337.08M$4.70M-2.87350News CoverageAnalyst ForecastALMUAeluma0.7514 of 5 stars$20.58-1.3%$25.50+23.9%N/A$331.12M$920K-76.2211News CoverageNNDMNano Dimension0.4169 of 5 stars$1.44+1.4%N/A-36.7%$308.54M$57.78M-3.60340News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies POET Technologies Alternatives VAREX IMAGING Alternatives Clearfield Alternatives Arteris Alternatives Satellogic Alternatives Inflection Point Acquisition Alternatives SEALSQ Alternatives Microvision Alternatives Aeluma Alternatives Nano Dimension Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ESP) was last updated on 8/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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