LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH – Get Free Report) is one of 377 publicly-traded companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare LightPath Technologies to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.
Risk and Volatility
LightPath Technologies has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LightPath Technologies’ peers have a beta of -0.30, meaning that their average share price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for LightPath Technologies and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| LightPath Technologies | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.83 |
| LightPath Technologies Competitors | 2049 | 7626 | 10456 | 667 | 2.47 |
LightPath Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $13.70, indicating a potential upside of 71.46%. As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 35.38%. Given LightPath Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe LightPath Technologies is more favorable than its peers.
Profitability
This table compares LightPath Technologies and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| LightPath Technologies | -28.65% | -7.02% | -4.13% |
| LightPath Technologies Competitors | -141.16% | -27.05% | -7.22% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
56.3% of LightPath Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of LightPath Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares LightPath Technologies and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| LightPath Technologies | $71.72 million | -$20.55 million | -19.97 |
| LightPath Technologies Competitors | $4.16 billion | $172.92 million | 4.56 |
LightPath Technologies’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than LightPath Technologies. LightPath Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Summary
LightPath Technologies beats its peers on 9 of the 13 factors compared.
LightPath Technologies Company Profile
LightPath Technologies, Inc. designs and manufactures optical components and assemblies for commercial and government customers. Its products include precision-molded glass aspheric lenses, infrared optics, and custom optical systems used in applications such as thermal imaging and sensing. The company serves markets including aerospace and defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications. Its capabilities span optical design, materials development, manufacturing, and assembly, supporting customers from component selection through integrated optical solutions.
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