Head-To-Head Contrast: LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) vs. Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NVTS)

LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) and Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NVTS) 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, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

LightPath Technologies has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navitas Semiconductor has a beta of 2.23, suggesting that its share price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

56.3% of LightPath Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.1% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of LightPath Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.8% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are owned by 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares LightPath Technologies and Navitas Semiconductor”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LightPath Technologies	$32.05 million	3.87	-$8.01 million	($0.22)	-14.23
Navitas Semiconductor	$91.38 million	6.66	-$145.43 million	($0.42)	-7.76

LightPath Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Navitas Semiconductor. LightPath Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Navitas Semiconductor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for LightPath Technologies and Navitas Semiconductor, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LightPath Technologies	0	0	3	0	3.00
Navitas Semiconductor	0	3	5	0	2.63

LightPath Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $4.67, suggesting a potential upside of 49.09%. Navitas Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 45.71%. Given LightPath Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LightPath Technologies is more favorable than Navitas Semiconductor.

Profitability

This table compares LightPath Technologies and Navitas Semiconductor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LightPath Technologies	-25.86%	-26.51%	-16.55%
Navitas Semiconductor	-84.61%	-23.64%	-20.18%

About LightPath Technologies

LightPath Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes optical components and assemblies. The company offers precision molded glass aspheric optics, molded and diamond-turned infrared aspheric lenses, and other optical components used to produce products that manipulate light; and infrared products, including catalog and custom infrared optics. Its products are used in defense products, medical devices, laser aided industrial tools, automotive safety applications, barcode scanners, optical data storage, hybrid fiber coax datacom, telecommunications, machine vision and sensors, and other sectors. The company sells its products directly to customers in Europe and Asia. LightPath Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

About Navitas Semiconductor

Navitas Semiconductor Corporation designs, develops, and markets gallium nitride power integrated circuits, silicon carbide, associated high-speed silicon system controllers, and digital isolators used in power conversion and charging. The company’s products are used in mobile, consumer, data center, solar, electric vehicle, industrial motor drive, smart grid, and transportation applications. It operates in the United States, Europe, China, rest of Asia, and internationally. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Torrance, California.