Reviewing Rohm (OTCMKTS:ROHCY) & SEALSQ (NASDAQ:LAES)

Rohm (OTCMKTS:ROHCY) and SEALSQ (NASDAQ:LAES) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Risk & Volatility

Rohm has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEALSQ has a beta of -13.03, meaning that its stock price is 1,403% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Rohm and SEALSQ’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rohm	-11.18%	-2.45%	-1.54%
SEALSQ	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Rohm and SEALSQ, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rohm	0	2	0	0	2.00
SEALSQ	0	0	1	0	3.00

SEALSQ has a consensus target price of $1.75, indicating a potential downside of 54.19%. Given SEALSQ’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SEALSQ is more favorable than Rohm.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.3% of SEALSQ shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Rohm and SEALSQ”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rohm	$2.95 billion	1.78	-$330.42 million	($0.85)	-15.24
SEALSQ	$10.98 million	32.77	-$21.20 million	N/A	N/A

SEALSQ has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rohm.

Summary

SEALSQ beats Rohm on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rohm

ROHM Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells electronic components worldwide. The company operates through three segments: LSI, Semiconductor Devices, and Modules. It provides ICs comprising memory, amplifiers and linear, power management, motor/actuator drivers, resistors, clocks and timers, switches and multiplexers, logic, data converters, sensors and MEMS, display drivers, interfaces, wireless LSIs, audio and video products, speech synthesis LSI, and microcontrollers. The company also offers discrete semiconductor products, such as MOSFETs, bipolar transistors, and diodes; power devices, including power transistors and diodes, SiC power devices, IGBT, and IPM; modules, including optical modules, wireless communication modules, wireless charger modules, and print heads; and opto devices comprising LEDs, LED displays, laser diodes, and optical sensors, as well as foundry services, including thin-film piezoelectric MEMS, wafers, and WL-CSP. Its products are used in industry, automotive, consumer electronics, and telecommunications applications. The company was incorporated in 1940 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.

About SEALSQ

SEALSQ Corp, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and markets semiconductor chips in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It offers semiconductors, such as VaultIC secure elements, secure arm platform, and smart card reader chips; identity provisioning services, such as IoT device provisioning and chip provisioning; and managed PKI for IoT solutions and trust services. The company provides device-to-cloud authentication, device attestation for matter, GSMA root certificate, device-to-device authentication, data protection, anti-counterfeiting and brand protection, security access, device ID provisioning, identity lifecycle management, and satellite IoT connectivity solutions. Its products are used in various applications, such as smart energy, smart home, automotive EV charging, consumer IoT, aerospace and military, telecommunications, logistics, medical, luxury, and other industrial applications. SEALSQ Corp was founded in 2022 and is based in Cointrin, Switzerland.