Stardust Power (NASDAQ:SDST – Get Free Report) and Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Stardust Power and Kopin’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Stardust Power | N/A | N/A | -185.06% |
| Kopin | -13.81% | -30.97% | -9.76% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Stardust Power and Kopin, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Stardust Power | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.60 |
| Kopin | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.60 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Stardust Power and Kopin”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Stardust Power | N/A | N/A | -$23.75 million | ($3.93) | -0.87 |
| Kopin | $50.33 million | 9.03 | -$43.88 million | ($0.04) | -62.25 |
Stardust Power has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kopin. Kopin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stardust Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
32.8% of Stardust Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of Kopin shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.3% of Stardust Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Kopin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Stardust Power has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kopin has a beta of 2.7, suggesting that its stock price is 170% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Stardust Power beats Kopin on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Stardust Power
Stardust Power Inc. is a vertically-integrated lithium refinery that engages in producing battery-grade lithium. The company was founded in 2022 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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.
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