AKTS vs. FKWL, DZSI, SONM, CLRO, MCHX, OSS, GCTS, AIRG, UPLD, and EGIO
Should you be buying Akoustis Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Akoustis Technologies include Franklin Wireless (FKWL), DZS (DZSI), Sonim Technologies (SONM), ClearOne (CLRO), Marchex (MCHX), One Stop Systems (OSS), GCT Semiconductor (GCTS), Airgain (AIRG), Upland Software (UPLD), and Edgio (EGIO). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Akoustis Technologies (NASDAQ:AKTS) and Franklin Wireless (NASDAQ:FKWL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
Franklin Wireless has higher revenue and earnings than Akoustis Technologies. Franklin Wireless is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Akoustis Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Akoustis Technologies has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Wireless has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.
28.8% of Akoustis Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of Franklin Wireless shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Akoustis Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.6% of Franklin Wireless shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Akoustis Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Franklin Wireless. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Akoustis Technologies and 0 mentions for Franklin Wireless. Franklin Wireless' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Akoustis Technologies' score of -0.14 indicating that Franklin Wireless is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Franklin Wireless has a net margin of -5.03% compared to Akoustis Technologies' net margin of -232.77%. Franklin Wireless' return on equity of -5.88% beat Akoustis Technologies' return on equity.
Akoustis Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $1.92, indicating a potential upside of 224.53%. Given Akoustis Technologies' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Akoustis Technologies is more favorable than Franklin Wireless.
Akoustis Technologies received 221 more outperform votes than Franklin Wireless when rated by MarketBeat users.
Summary
Akoustis Technologies and Franklin Wireless tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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