Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN – Get Free Report) and Spruce Power (NYSE:SPRU – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability and risk.
Volatility and Risk
Kopin has a beta of 2.98, meaning that its share price is 198% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spruce Power has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Kopin and Spruce Power”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Kopin | $50.33 million | 11.77 | -$43.88 million | ($0.09) | -40.44 |
Spruce Power | $82.11 million | 0.61 | -$70.49 million | ($4.21) | -0.67 |
Kopin has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Spruce Power. Kopin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spruce Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Kopin and Spruce Power, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Kopin | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.60 |
Spruce Power | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Kopin presently has a consensus price target of $3.63, suggesting a potential downside of 0.41%. Given Kopin’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Kopin is more favorable than Spruce Power.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
31.0% of Kopin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.8% of Spruce Power shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Kopin shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.7% of Spruce Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Kopin and Spruce Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Kopin | -29.47% | -66.91% | -20.69% |
Spruce Power | -78.82% | -35.22% | -5.68% |
Summary
Kopin beats Spruce Power on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Kopin
Kopin Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, invents, develops, manufactures, and sells microdisplays, subassemblies, and related components for defense, enterprise, industrial, and consumer products in the United States, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and internationally. It offers miniature active-matrix liquid crystal displays, liquid crystal on silicon displays/spatial light modulators, organic light emitting diode displays, microLED display technologies, application specific integrated circuits, backlights, and optical lenses; and head-mounted and hand-held VR products. The company’s products are used for soldier thermal weapon rifle sights, avionic fixed and rotary wing pilot helmets, armored vehicle targeting systems, and training and simulation headsets; industrial and medical headsets; 3D optical inspection systems; and consumer augmented reality and virtual reality wearable headsets systems. Kopin Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts.
About Spruce Power
Spruce Power Holding Corporation owns and operates distributed solar energy assets in the United States. The company provides subscription-based services for homeowners and businesses to own and maintain rooftop solar and battery storage. It offers its subscription-based services to approximately 75,000 customers. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
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