VLN vs. PENG, COMM, AIOT, ICHR, BELFA, SEDG, NSSC, IPAX, WOLF, and INDI
Should you be buying Valens Semiconductor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valens Semiconductor include Penguin Solutions (PENG), CommScope (COMM), Powerfleet (AIOT), Ichor (ICHR), Bel Fuse (BELFA), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), Napco Security Technologies (NSSC), Inflection Point Acquisition (IPAX), Wolfspeed (WOLF), and indie Semiconductor (INDI). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Valens Semiconductor vs.
Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) and Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ:PENG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and dividends.
Valens Semiconductor and Penguin Solutions both received 10 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Penguin Solutions an outperform vote while only 41.67% of users gave Valens Semiconductor an outperform vote.
Valens Semiconductor has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Penguin Solutions has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.
33.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 58.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Penguin Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Penguin Solutions has a net margin of -2.21% compared to Valens Semiconductor's net margin of -41.94%. Penguin Solutions' return on equity of 11.70% beat Valens Semiconductor's return on equity.
Valens Semiconductor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Penguin Solutions. Penguin Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valens Semiconductor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Valens Semiconductor currently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.60%. Penguin Solutions has a consensus price target of $25.43, indicating a potential upside of 19.10%. Given Valens Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Valens Semiconductor is more favorable than Penguin Solutions.
In the previous week, Penguin Solutions had 1 more articles in the media than Valens Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Penguin Solutions and 2 mentions for Valens Semiconductor. Valens Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Penguin Solutions' score of 0.54 indicating that Valens Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Valens Semiconductor and Penguin Solutions tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:VLN) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
