Uni-Pixel (OTCMKTS:UNXLQ) versus Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) Financial Review

Uni-Pixel (OTCMKTS:UNXLQ) and Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Uni-Pixel and Data I/O”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Uni-Pixel	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Data I/O	$21.77 million	1.39	-$3.09 million	($0.40)	-8.05

Uni-Pixel has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Data I/O.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Uni-Pixel and Data I/O, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Uni-Pixel	0	0	0	0	0.00
Data I/O	1	1	1	1	2.50

Data I/O has a consensus target price of $5.22, suggesting a potential upside of 62.11%. Given Data I/O’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Data I/O is more favorable than Uni-Pixel.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

37.0% of Data I/O shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Uni-Pixel shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Data I/O shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Uni-Pixel and Data I/O’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Uni-Pixel	N/A	N/A	N/A
Data I/O	-16.16%	-21.44%	-15.24%

Summary

Data I/O beats Uni-Pixel on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Uni-Pixel

Uni-Pixel, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets micro-structured polymer film materials and related technologies for the display, flexible electronics, and automotive industries in the United States. The company markets its touch screen films as sub-components of a touch sensor module under the XTouch brand; and hard coat resin and optical films under the Diamond Guard brand. Uni-Pixel, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. On February 21, 2018, the voluntary petition of Uni-Pixel, Inc. for reorganization under Chapter 11 was converted to Chapter 7. It had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on August 30, 2017.

About Data I/O

Data I/O Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of programming and security deployment systems and services for electronic device manufacturers in the United States, Europe, and internationally. Its programming system products are used to program integrated circuits (ICs) with the specific data for the ICs. The company offers PSV handlers off-line automated programming systems, such as PSV2800 automated programming system which focuses on high-volume manufacturing in a lower cost platform; PSV7000 automated programming system for security deployment upgrades; PSV5000 automated programming system that combines mid-range capacity and supports security deployment; and PSV3500 automated programming system which provides basic programming needs. It also provides SentriX security deployment system; and LumenX and non-automated FlashPAK III programming systems. In addition, the company offers hardware support, system installation and repair, and device programming services. It markets and sells its products to original equipment manufacturers in automotive and consumer electronics, internet of things, and industrial, as well as electronic manufacturing service contract manufacturers through direct sales, and indirect sales representatives and distributors. Data I/O Corporation was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.