LST vs. ZYT, CPX, TST, CRDL, EXR, TIDE, NAR, SWG, PEN, and ESYS
Should you be buying Light Science Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Light Science Technologies include Zytronic (ZYT), CAP-XX (CPX), Touchstar (TST), Cordel Group (CRDL), ENGAGE XR (EXR), Crimson Tide (TIDE), Northamber (NAR), Shearwater Group (SWG), Pennant International Group (PEN), and essensys (ESYS). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Light Science Technologies (LON:LST) and Zytronic (LON:ZYT) 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 earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.
Zytronic has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Light Science Technologies. Zytronic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Light Science Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Zytronic has a net margin of -18.17% compared to Light Science Technologies' net margin of -23.12%. Zytronic's return on equity of -10.94% beat Light Science Technologies' return on equity.
8.6% of Light Science Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.3% of Zytronic shares are owned by institutional investors. 67.0% of Light Science Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.7% of Zytronic shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Light Science Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Zytronic. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Light Science Technologies and 3 mentions for Zytronic. Light Science Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Zytronic's score of -0.51 indicating that Light Science Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Zytronic received 137 more outperform votes than Light Science Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users.
Light Science Technologies has a beta of -1.02, meaning that its stock price is 202% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zytronic has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
Summary
Light Science Technologies and Zytronic tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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