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SKYT vs. KLIC, NN, HIMX, COMM, PL, NVTS, SEDG, NSSC, PENG, and JKS

Should you be buying SkyWater Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SkyWater Technology include Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), NextNav (NN), Himax Technologies (HIMX), CommScope (COMM), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), Napco Security Technologies (NSSC), Penguin Solutions (PENG), and JinkoSolar (JKS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

SkyWater Technology vs. Its Competitors

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) and SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ:SKYT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a net margin of 0.48% compared to SkyWater Technology's net margin of -4.75%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity of -1.26% beat SkyWater Technology's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kulicke and Soffa Industries0.48% -1.26% -0.98%
SkyWater Technology -4.75%-12.40%-2.47%

In the previous week, SkyWater Technology had 4 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for SkyWater Technology and 5 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat SkyWater Technology's score of 0.38 indicating that Kulicke and Soffa Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
SkyWater Technology
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Kulicke and Soffa Industries received 429 more outperform votes than SkyWater Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.01% of users gave Kulicke and Soffa Industries an outperform vote while only 62.22% of users gave SkyWater Technology an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Kulicke and Soffa IndustriesOutperform Votes
457
68.01%
Underperform Votes
215
31.99%
SkyWater TechnologyOutperform Votes
28
62.22%
Underperform Votes
17
37.78%

SkyWater Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. SkyWater Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kulicke and Soffa Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kulicke and Soffa Industries$691.08M2.59-$69.01M$0.3694.33
SkyWater Technology$323.93M1.21-$30.76M-$0.17-48.18

Kulicke and Soffa Industries currently has a consensus price target of $44.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.04%. SkyWater Technology has a consensus price target of $11.67, indicating a potential upside of 42.45%. Given SkyWater Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SkyWater Technology is more favorable than Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
SkyWater Technology
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SkyWater Technology has a beta of 3.43, suggesting that its stock price is 243% more volatile than the S&P 500.

98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.0% of SkyWater Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.8% of SkyWater Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Kulicke and Soffa Industries beats SkyWater Technology on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.
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SKYT vs. The Competition

MetricSkyWater TechnologySemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$393.41M$63.31B$25.98B$8.51B
Dividend YieldN/A2.20%2.85%4.15%
P/E Ratio-23.4043.9744.5019.65
Price / Sales1.2154.091,698.14152.18
Price / Cash30.2126.4934.7434.64
Price / Book6.357.066.824.59
Net Income-$30.76M$751.41M$742.69M$248.23M
7 Day Performance-9.30%0.95%-0.42%-1.07%
1 Month Performance-0.73%3.22%1.35%3.35%
1 Year Performance1.11%43.52%52,285.76%13.77%

SkyWater Technology Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SKYT
SkyWater Technology
2.4006 of 5 stars
$8.19
-7.1%
$11.67
+42.5%
+0.1%$393.41M$323.93M-23.40590Insider Trade
Gap Up
KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
4.366 of 5 stars
$32.22
+0.2%
$44.50
+38.1%
-26.4%$1.70B$691.08M268.503,170Positive News
Gap Down
NN
NextNav
2.88 of 5 stars
$11.60
-7.6%
$20.00
+72.4%
+74.6%$1.54B$6.16M-15.4760Positive News
High Trading Volume
HIMX
Himax Technologies
3.1974 of 5 stars
$8.31
+2.0%
$11.90
+43.2%
+32.3%$1.45B$914.39M18.472,100
COMM
CommScope
2.7751 of 5 stars
$5.63
-6.8%
$4.75
-15.6%
+315.0%$1.22B$4.42B-1.2730,000
PL
Planet Labs PBC
2.5083 of 5 stars
$3.81
-0.9%
$5.98
+57.2%
+181.8%$1.15B$244.35M-9.28800Analyst Revision
Gap Down
NVTS
Navitas Semiconductor
1.2133 of 5 stars
$5.52
+8.2%
$3.79
-31.3%
+57.8%$1.06B$74.15M-13.14160Trending News
Insider Trade
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
SEDG
SolarEdge Technologies
2.893 of 5 stars
$17.10
-4.3%
$16.84
-1.5%
-46.2%$1.01B$916.54M-0.554,930Analyst Forecast
NSSC
Napco Security Technologies
3.1345 of 5 stars
$28.07
+0.6%
$32.20
+14.7%
-47.9%$1.00B$181.23M21.591,150Trending News
PENG
Penguin Solutions
2.5586 of 5 stars
$18.16
+2.3%
$24.94
+37.3%
N/A$958.87M$1.32B-34.922,700News Coverage
JKS
JinkoSolar
2.9501 of 5 stars
$17.68
-2.2%
$27.19
+53.8%
-20.5%$908.24M$83.06B29.9631,000News Coverage
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