Valens Semiconductor (VLN) Competitors $2.38 +0.15 (+6.47%) Closing price 04/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.38 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04/17/2025 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VLN vs. BELFA, NSSC, ICHR, AIOT, SHLS, AAOI, IMOS, CSIQ, CLFD, and INDIShould you be buying Valens Semiconductor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valens Semiconductor include Bel Fuse (BELFA), Napco Security Technologies (NSSC), Ichor (ICHR), Powerfleet (AIOT), Shoals Technologies Group (SHLS), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (IMOS), Canadian Solar (CSIQ), Clearfield (CLFD), and indie Semiconductor (INDI). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Valens Semiconductor vs. Bel Fuse Napco Security Technologies Ichor Powerfleet Shoals Technologies Group Applied Optoelectronics ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES Canadian Solar Clearfield indie Semiconductor Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) and Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFA) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is VLN or BELFA more profitable? Bel Fuse has a net margin of 7.66% compared to Valens Semiconductor's net margin of -41.94%. Bel Fuse's return on equity of 18.61% beat Valens Semiconductor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Valens Semiconductor-41.94% -14.05% -12.51% Bel Fuse 7.66%18.61%10.02% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VLN or BELFA? Bel Fuse received 128 more outperform votes than Valens Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.80% of users gave Bel Fuse an outperform vote while only 44.00% of users gave Valens Semiconductor an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformValens SemiconductorOutperform Votes1144.00% Underperform Votes1456.00% Bel FuseOutperform Votes13967.80% Underperform Votes6632.20% Do analysts recommend VLN or BELFA? Valens Semiconductor currently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 67.71%. Bel Fuse has a consensus target price of $115.00, suggesting a potential upside of 73.69%. Given Bel Fuse's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bel Fuse is more favorable than Valens Semiconductor.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Valens Semiconductor 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33Bel Fuse 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer VLN or BELFA? In the previous week, Valens Semiconductor had 1 more articles in the media than Bel Fuse. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Valens Semiconductor and 4 mentions for Bel Fuse. Bel Fuse's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Valens Semiconductor's score of 0.27 indicating that Bel Fuse is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Valens Semiconductor 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Bel Fuse 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VLN or BELFA? Bel Fuse has higher revenue and earnings than Valens Semiconductor. Valens Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bel Fuse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioValens Semiconductor$57.86M4.38-$19.66M-$0.35-6.81Bel Fuse$534.79M1.55$40.96M$3.0921.43 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VLN or BELFA? 33.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.0% of Bel Fuse shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Bel Fuse shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, VLN or BELFA? Valens Semiconductor has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bel Fuse has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBel Fuse beats Valens Semiconductor on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Valens Semiconductor News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VLN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 VLN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricValens SemiconductorSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$253.63M$45.40B$21.38B$18.43BDividend YieldN/A2.78%3.01%4.20%P/E Ratio-9.5433.7539.4131.10Price / Sales4.3883.772,297.4526.58Price / CashN/A26.4934.6717.54Price / Book1.515.605.654.30Net Income-$19.66M$751.41M$736.59M$1.02B7 Day Performance11.76%0.32%1.19%1.42%1 Month Performance8.66%-17.43%-6.41%-7.33%1 Year Performance0.85%10.13%52,820.64%2.27% Valens Semiconductor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLNValens Semiconductor3.238 of 5 stars$2.39+6.5%$4.00+67.7%+0.0%$253.63M$57.86M-9.54310Gap DownBELFABel Fuse2.6494 of 5 stars$60.95+2.7%$115.00+88.7%-4.7%$764.25M$534.79M19.726,300Upcoming EarningsEx-DividendShort Interest ↓News CoverageNSSCNapco Security Technologies4.2713 of 5 stars$20.26-0.1%$35.50+75.2%-44.4%$737.48M$186.53M15.581,150Gap UpICHRIchor3.5518 of 5 stars$17.53-0.9%$42.29+141.2%-54.6%$601.51M$849.04M-26.972,980Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeAIOTPowerfleet2.7479 of 5 stars$4.50+5.4%$12.33+174.1%N/A$596.29M$133.74M0.00670News CoverageGap UpSHLSShoals Technologies Group4.3265 of 5 stars$3.38+7.6%$8.87+162.4%-59.2%$564.44M$399.21M16.90840Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAAOIApplied Optoelectronics2.6293 of 5 stars$11.23+4.0%$25.80+129.7%-11.0%$559.83M$249.37M-5.452,210News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeIMOSChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES3.3135 of 5 stars$14.31-6.0%N/A-45.5%$520.34M$22.70B10.015,420Short Interest ↓CSIQCanadian Solar2.7616 of 5 stars$7.66+1.1%$17.84+132.9%-50.7%$506.78M$5.99B-63.8322,234Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionCLFDClearfield2.1268 of 5 stars$25.64+0.9%$46.75+82.3%-6.2%$362.34M$167.95M-40.701,130INDIindie Semiconductor2.3017 of 5 stars$1.79+11.9%$7.50+319.0%-67.0%$361.43M$216.68M-2.36400Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bel Fuse Alternatives Napco Security Technologies Alternatives Ichor Alternatives Powerfleet Alternatives Shoals Technologies Group Alternatives Applied Optoelectronics Alternatives ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES Alternatives Canadian Solar Alternatives Clearfield Alternatives indie Semiconductor 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:VLN) was last updated on 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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