Critical Survey: SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ:SKYT) and VIA optronics (NYSE:VIAO)

SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ:SKYT) and VIA optronics (NYSE:VIAO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares SkyWater Technology and VIA optronics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SkyWater Technology	-10.73%	-30.58%	-6.30%
VIA optronics	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

70.0% of SkyWater Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 42.6% of SkyWater Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of VIA optronics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

SkyWater Technology has a beta of 4.18, meaning that its share price is 318% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VIA optronics has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SkyWater Technology and VIA optronics’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SkyWater Technology	$286.68 million	1.69	-$30.76 million	($0.67)	-15.27
VIA optronics	$230.25 million	N/A	-$10.75 million	N/A	N/A

VIA optronics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SkyWater Technology.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for SkyWater Technology and VIA optronics, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SkyWater Technology	0	0	3	0	3.00
VIA optronics	0	0	0	0	N/A

SkyWater Technology presently has a consensus target price of $14.67, suggesting a potential upside of 43.37%.

Summary

SkyWater Technology beats VIA optronics on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SkyWater Technology

SkyWater Technology, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a pure-play technology foundry that engages in the provision of semiconductor development, manufacturing, and packaging services in the United States. The company offers engineering and process development support services to co-create technologies with customers; and semiconductor manufacturing services for various silicon-based analog and mixed-signal, micro-electromechanical systems, and rad-hard integrated circuits. It serves customers operating in the computation, aerospace and defense, automotive, bio-health, consumer, and industrial sectors. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota.

About VIA optronics

VIA optronics AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides display solutions worldwide. It also develops, manufactures, and sells customized and application-specific metal mesh touch sensors and electrode base film materials for use in touch modules or other touch products. In addition, the company offers interactive display solutions, including curved display panels and solutions integrating multiple display touch assemblies; and optical bonding services, as well as licenses optical bonding process and sells related equipment. It serves automotive, consumer electronics, and industrial/specialized end markets. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany. VIA optronics AG is a subsidiary of Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc.