Lifeward (NASDAQ:LFWD) vs. Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ:PENG) Financial Contrast

Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ:PENG) and Lifeward (NASDAQ:LFWD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

26.8% of Lifeward shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Penguin Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Lifeward shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Penguin Solutions and Lifeward”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Penguin Solutions	$1.37 billion	0.76	$25.39 million	$0.23	85.78
Lifeward	$24.50 million	0.48	-$28.94 million	($2.97)	-0.22

Penguin Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Lifeward. Lifeward is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Penguin Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Penguin Solutions and Lifeward’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Penguin Solutions	1.82%	16.01%	4.72%
Lifeward	-121.82%	-183.18%	-109.28%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Penguin Solutions and Lifeward, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Penguin Solutions	0	3	6	0	2.67
Lifeward	1	0	3	0	2.50

Penguin Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $28.71, indicating a potential upside of 45.54%. Lifeward has a consensus price target of $6.17, indicating a potential upside of 863.54%. Given Lifeward’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lifeward is more favorable than Penguin Solutions.

Summary

Penguin Solutions beats Lifeward on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Penguin Solutions

Penguin Solutions, Inc. engages in the designing and development of enterprise solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments: Advanced Computing, Integrated Memory, and Optimized LED. It offers dynamic random access memory modules, solid-state and flash storage, and other advanced integrated memory solutions for networking and telecom, data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning applications; and supply chain services, including procurement, logistics, inventory management, temporary warehousing, programming, kitting, and packaging services. The company also provides Penguin Computing that focus on technical computing for core and cloud environments through high-performance computing and AI solutions; and Penguin Edge, an edge computing solution for embedded and wireless applications, such as high-performance products for government, health care, manufacturing, and telecommunications applications. In addition, it offers Stratus, which provides simplified, protected, and autonomous fault tolerant computing solutions in the data center and at the Edge through hardware and software services; and solutions to education, energy, financial services, government, hyperscale, and manufacturing markets. Further, the company provides LED chip products comprising blue and green LED chips based on gallium nitride, and related materials under Cree LED brand; and surface mount devices under the Cree LED XLamp and J Series brands. It sells its products directly to original equipment manufacturers, enterprise, government and other end customers through direct sales force, e-commerce, customer service representatives, on-site field application engineers, independent sales representatives, distributors, integrators, and resellers. The company was formerly known as SMART Global Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Penguin Solutions, Inc. in October 2024. Penguin Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is based in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

About Lifeward

ReWalk Robotics Ltd., a medical device company, designs, develops, and commercializes technologies that enable mobility and wellness in rehabilitation and daily life for individuals with physical and neurological conditions in the United States, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It offers ReWalk personal exoskeleton and rehabilitation exoskeleton devices; ReStore, a soft exo-suit intended for use in the rehabilitation of individuals with lower limb disability due to stroke; AlterG Anti-Gravity System for use in physical and neurological rehabilitation and athletic training; MyoCycle devices; and ReBoot, a personal soft exo-suit for home and community use by individuals post-stroke. The company markets and sells its products directly to institutions and individuals, as well as through third-party distributors. The company was formerly known as Argo Medical Technologies Ltd. ReWalk Robotics Ltd. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Yokneam Illit, Israel.