Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN – Get Free Report) and Murata Manufacturing (OTCMKTS:MRAAY – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Kopin and Murata Manufacturing”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Kopin | $36.72 million | 21.97 | $2.61 million | $0.04 | 108.50 |
| Murata Manufacturing | $12.16 billion | 7.38 | $1.54 billion | $0.47 | 52.23 |
Risk and Volatility
Kopin has a beta of 3.57, suggesting that its share price is 257% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murata Manufacturing has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Kopin and Murata Manufacturing’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Kopin | 18.26% | 14.79% | 8.42% |
| Murata Manufacturing | 13.86% | 9.84% | 8.39% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Kopin and Murata Manufacturing, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kopin | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Murata Manufacturing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
Kopin currently has a consensus target price of $7.20, suggesting a potential upside of 65.90%. Given Kopin’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Kopin is more favorable than Murata Manufacturing.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
31.0% of Kopin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of Murata Manufacturing shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Kopin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Kopin beats Murata Manufacturing on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Murata Manufacturing
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. designs, manufactures, and sells ceramic-based passive electronic components and solutions in Japan and internationally. The company offers capacitors, inductors, noise suppression products/EMI suppression filters/ESD protection devices, resistors, thermistors, sensors, timing devices, quartz devices, sound components, power products, batteries, micro mechatronics, RFID product, baluns, couplers, filters, phase shifters, RF switches, front-end modules, SAW components, connectors, antennas, connectivity modules, wireless connectivity platforms, ionizers/active oxygen modules, and transformers. It also offers Femtet, a CAE software that solves various engineering challenges; and provides silver oxide battery. In addition, the company provides connectivity, Wifi sensing, IOT, AI, and RFID solutions. Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. offers its products for use in communications equipment, mobility, enterprise system, industrial, healthcare, medical, personal electronics applications, and other sectors. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Nagaokakyo, Japan.
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