Valens Semiconductor (VLN) Competitors

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) and Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.

Which has more volatility and risk, VLN or NSSC?

Valens Semiconductor has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Napco Security Technologies has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, VLN or NSSC?

Napco Security Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Valens Semiconductor. Valens Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Napco Security Technologies, 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
Valens Semiconductor	$57.86M	3.70	-$19.66M	-$0.35	-5.76
Napco Security Technologies	$186.53M	4.51	$49.82M	$1.30	17.77

Is VLN or NSSC more profitable?

Napco Security Technologies has a net margin of 25.94% compared to Valens Semiconductor's net margin of -41.94%. Napco Security Technologies' return on equity of 27.65% beat Valens Semiconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valens Semiconductor	-41.94%	-14.05%	-12.51%
Napco Security Technologies	25.94%	27.65%	23.74%

Do analysts prefer VLN or NSSC?

Valens Semiconductor presently has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 98.51%. Napco Security Technologies has a consensus target price of $35.50, indicating a potential upside of 53.68%. Given Valens Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Valens Semiconductor is more favorable than Napco Security Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Valens Semiconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Napco Security Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VLN or NSSC?

Napco Security Technologies received 273 more outperform votes than Valens Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.52% of users gave Napco Security Technologies an outperform vote while only 41.67% of users gave Valens Semiconductor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Valens Semiconductor	Outperform Votes 10 41.67%	Underperform Votes 14 58.33%
Napco Security Technologies	Outperform Votes 283 61.52%	Underperform Votes 177 38.48%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VLN or NSSC?

33.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of Napco Security Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Napco Security Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor VLN or NSSC?

In the previous week, Napco Security Technologies had 19 more articles in the media than Valens Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Napco Security Technologies and 1 mentions for Valens Semiconductor. Valens Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Napco Security Technologies' score of 0.47 indicating that Valens Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valens Semiconductor	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Napco Security Technologies	5 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Napco Security Technologies beats Valens Semiconductor on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.