Reviewing QuickLogic (NASDAQ:QUIK) & Silvaco Group (NASDAQ:SVCO)

Silvaco Group (NASDAQ:SVCO) and QuickLogic (NASDAQ:QUIK) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Silvaco Group and QuickLogic”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Silvaco Group	$59.68 million	2.06	-$39.40 million	($1.03)	-3.89
QuickLogic	$18.36 million	5.54	-$3.84 million	($0.57)	-10.44

QuickLogic has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Silvaco Group. QuickLogic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silvaco Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Silvaco Group has a beta of 3.17, suggesting that its stock price is 217% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QuickLogic has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Silvaco Group and QuickLogic, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silvaco Group	1	0	4	1	2.83
QuickLogic	1	2	1	0	2.00

Silvaco Group currently has a consensus price target of $11.25, indicating a potential upside of 180.55%. QuickLogic has a consensus price target of $11.30, indicating a potential upside of 89.92%. Given Silvaco Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Silvaco Group is more favorable than QuickLogic.

Profitability

This table compares Silvaco Group and QuickLogic’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silvaco Group	-47.59%	-15.53%	-9.87%
QuickLogic	-40.36%	-27.35%	-13.58%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

31.5% of QuickLogic shares are held by institutional investors. 38.4% of Silvaco Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of QuickLogic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Silvaco Group beats QuickLogic on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Silvaco Group

Silvaco Group Inc. is a provider of TCAD, EDA software and SIP solutions which enable semiconductor design and AI through software and innovation. The company’s solutions are used for process and device development across display, power devices, automotive, memory, high performance compute, photonics, internet of things and 5G/6G mobile markets for complex SoC design. Silvaco Group Inc. is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

About QuickLogic

QuickLogic Corporation operates as a fabless semiconductor company in the United States. The company offers embedded FPGA intellectual property, low power, multicore semiconductor system-on-chips, discrete FPGAs, and AI software; and end-to-end artificial intelligence/machine learning solution with accurate sensor algorithms using AI technology. It provides various platforms, such as software tools and eFPGA IP enables the adoption of AI, voice, and sensor processing across aerospace, and defense, consumer/industrial IOT, and consumer electronics markets. In addition, the company engages in the eFPGA IP Licensing business consisting of development and integration of eFPGA technology into custom semiconductor solutions. Further, the company offers silicon products, such as EOS, QuickAI, ArcticLink III, PolarPro 3, PolarPro II, PolarPro, and Eclipse II products; and PASIC 3 and QuickRAM, as well as programming hardware and design software services. The company markets and sells its products to defense industrial base contractors, U.S. government entities, system OEMs, and fabless semiconductor companies through a network of sales managers and distributors in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. It has a strategic partnership with YorChip to develop low-power unified chiplet interconnect express FPGA chiplets. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.