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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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This page (NASDAQ:SKYT) was last updated on 6/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
