Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN – Get Free Report) and Alps Electric (OTCMKTS:APELY – 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 institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
31.0% of Kopin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Alps Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Kopin shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Alps Electric shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Kopin and Alps Electric”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Kopin | $39.32 million | 20.96 | $2.61 million | $0.04 | 110.87 |
| Alps Electric | $6.77 billion | 0.43 | $177.41 million | $1.74 | 15.98 |
Alps Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Kopin. Alps Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kopin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Kopin and Alps Electric’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% |
| Alps Electric | 2.64% | 7.24% | 4.09% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Kopin and Alps Electric, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kopin | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Alps Electric | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Kopin presently has a consensus price target of $7.20, indicating a potential upside of 62.34%. Given Kopin’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kopin is more favorable than Alps Electric.
Volatility and Risk
Kopin has a beta of 3.57, suggesting that its share price is 257% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alps Electric has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Kopin beats Alps Electric on 10 of the 14 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 Alps Electric
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells electronic components in Japan and internationally. It operates through four segments: Components, Sensor Communication, Module Systems, and Logistics. The company’s products for the consumer, industrial equipment, and IoT markets include TACT switches, worker condition monitoring systems, HAPTIC reactor, actuator for cameras, remote monitoring system for logistics, analog meter monitoring system, resistive position sensor, pressure sensor, air environment sensor module, three-axis geomagnetic sensor, humidity sensor, and pc board mount current sensor. Its products for the automotive market comprises TACT and detector switches, Encoder, aspherical glass lens with metal holder, HAPTIC reactor, trimagic converter, current sensor, magnetic sensor, millimeter-wave sensor, GNSS module, 5G NR module, power window switch, electric shifter, sound system, cabin controller, smart door trim, electric shifter, integrated display, premium sound speakers, and customized car products. The company also provides systems development, office, and financing and leasing services, as well as transportation, storage, and forwarding services. The company was formerly known as Alps Electric Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. in January 2019. The company was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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