Valens Semiconductor (VLN) Competitors

Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NVTS) and Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend NVTS or VLN?

Navitas Semiconductor currently has a consensus target price of $3.71, suggesting a potential downside of 39.46%. Valens Semiconductor has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.38%. Given Valens Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Valens Semiconductor is more favorable than Navitas Semiconductor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Navitas Semiconductor	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Valens Semiconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Which has better earnings and valuation, NVTS or VLN?

Valens Semiconductor has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Navitas Semiconductor. Navitas Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valens Semiconductor, 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
Navitas Semiconductor	$83.30M	14.10	-$84.60M	-$0.52	-11.78
Valens Semiconductor	$57.86M	4.89	-$36.58M	-$0.33	-8.06

Does the media refer more to NVTS or VLN?

In the previous week, Navitas Semiconductor had 4 more articles in the media than Valens Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Navitas Semiconductor and 3 mentions for Valens Semiconductor. Navitas Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Valens Semiconductor's score of 0.00 indicating that Navitas Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Navitas Semiconductor	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Valens Semiconductor	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NVTS or VLN?

46.1% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.9% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 58.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NVTS or VLN more profitable?

Valens Semiconductor has a net margin of -55.20% compared to Navitas Semiconductor's net margin of -131.83%. Valens Semiconductor's return on equity of -20.44% beat Navitas Semiconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Navitas Semiconductor	-131.83%	-22.62%	-20.38%
Valens Semiconductor	-55.20%	-20.44%	-17.33%

Which has more volatility and risk, NVTS or VLN?

Navitas Semiconductor has a beta of 3.01, meaning that its stock price is 201% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valens Semiconductor has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Valens Semiconductor beats Navitas Semiconductor on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.