Valens Semiconductor (VLN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CAN or VLN?

Canaan received 6 more outperform votes than Valens Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave Canaan an outperform vote while only 41.67% of users gave Valens Semiconductor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canaan	Outperform Votes 16 66.67%	Underperform Votes 8 33.33%
Valens Semiconductor	Outperform Votes 10 41.67%	Underperform Votes 14 58.33%

Do analysts prefer CAN or VLN?

Canaan presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.31%. Valens Semiconductor has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 117.39%. Given Valens Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Valens Semiconductor is more favorable than Canaan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canaan	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Valens Semiconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the media prefer CAN or VLN?

In the previous week, Canaan had 20 more articles in the media than Valens Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Canaan and 1 mentions for Valens Semiconductor. Canaan's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Valens Semiconductor's score of -0.71 indicating that Canaan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canaan	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Valens Semiconductor	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

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

70.1% of Canaan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Canaan shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 58.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CAN or VLN?

Canaan has a beta of 3.24, suggesting that its stock price is 224% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valens Semiconductor has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CAN or VLN?

Valens Semiconductor has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Canaan. Valens Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canaan, 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
Canaan	$229.63M	2.84	-$414.15M	-$1.35	-1.72
Valens Semiconductor	$63.13M	3.10	-$19.66M	-$0.25	-7.36

Is CAN or VLN more profitable?

Valens Semiconductor has a net margin of -41.94% compared to Canaan's net margin of -128.85%. Valens Semiconductor's return on equity of -14.05% beat Canaan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canaan	-128.85%	-60.37%	-42.71%
Valens Semiconductor	-41.94%	-14.05%	-12.51%

Summary

Valens Semiconductor beats Canaan on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.