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

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), Napco Security Technologies (NSSC), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), JinkoSolar (JKS), and Penguin Solutions (PENG). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

SkyWater Technology vs.

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

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

SkyWater Technology currently has a consensus target price of $11.67, indicating a potential upside of 28.35%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a consensus target price of $44.50, indicating a potential upside of 35.26%. Given Kulicke and Soffa Industries' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kulicke and Soffa Industries is more favorable than SkyWater Technology.

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

SkyWater Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
SkyWater Technology$323.93M1.35-$30.76M-$0.17-53.47
Kulicke and Soffa Industries$691.08M2.51-$69.01M$0.3691.39

In the previous week, SkyWater Technology had 1 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for SkyWater Technology and 8 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat SkyWater Technology's score of 0.77 indicating that Kulicke and Soffa Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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

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
SkyWater Technology-4.75% -12.40% -2.47%
Kulicke and Soffa Industries 0.48%-1.26%-0.98%

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

Summary

Kulicke and Soffa Industries beats SkyWater Technology on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SKYT vs. The Competition

MetricSkyWater TechnologySemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$436.64M$62.59B$25.71B$8.49B
Dividend YieldN/A2.25%2.90%4.19%
P/E Ratio-25.9743.2845.2019.89
Price / Sales1.3556.032,003.01133.61
Price / Cash30.2126.4934.7834.64
Price / Book7.057.056.924.60
Net Income-$30.76M$751.41M$739.98M$247.54M
7 Day Performance0.33%3.09%1.07%1.32%
1 Month Performance25.21%12.87%7.71%8.10%
1 Year Performance18.51%43.25%52,674.04%9.83%

SkyWater Technology Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SKYT
SkyWater Technology
2.7063 of 5 stars
$9.09
-2.6%
$11.67
+28.3%
+26.3%$436.64M$323.93M-25.97590Gap Down
KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
4.3164 of 5 stars
$31.90
-1.1%
$44.50
+39.5%
-24.3%$1.68B$691.08M265.833,170Positive News
Dividend Announcement
NN
NextNav
2.0592 of 5 stars
$12.44
-3.3%
$20.00
+60.8%
+56.7%$1.65B$6.16M-16.5960Positive News
HIMX
Himax Technologies
3.6062 of 5 stars
$8.21
-0.1%
$11.90
+44.9%
+32.1%$1.44B$914.39M18.242,100
COMM
CommScope
2.4886 of 5 stars
$5.70
+3.8%
$4.75
-16.7%
+290.2%$1.23B$4.42B-1.2930,000High Trading Volume
PL
Planet Labs PBC
1.1527 of 5 stars
$3.70
+0.3%
$5.98
+61.6%
+124.6%$1.12B$244.35M-9.02800Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
Gap Up
NSSC
Napco Security Technologies
3.337 of 5 stars
$28.10
-1.4%
$32.20
+14.6%
-42.4%$1.00B$181.23M21.621,150Trending News
AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics
2.9683 of 5 stars
$17.88
+1.5%
$22.00
+23.0%
+70.2%$993.13M$308.55M-8.682,210Positive News
SEDG
SolarEdge Technologies
2.9566 of 5 stars
$16.70
+11.8%
$16.56
-0.9%
-63.1%$986.04M$916.54M-0.544,930Analyst Forecast
JKS
JinkoSolar
3.0624 of 5 stars
$18.32
-0.8%
$27.19
+48.4%
-31.9%$941.43M$83.06B31.0631,000
PENG
Penguin Solutions
2.017 of 5 stars
$17.64
-2.2%
$24.94
+41.4%
N/A$931.41M$1.32B-33.922,700Gap Down

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