CPS Technologies (NASDAQ:CPSH – Get Free Report) and AEye (NASDAQ:LIDR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
11.2% of CPS Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of AEye shares are held by institutional investors. 13.2% of CPS Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of AEye shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for CPS Technologies and AEye, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CPS Technologies | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| AEye | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Volatility & Risk
CPS Technologies has a beta of 2.11, indicating that its share price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AEye has a beta of 2.83, indicating that its share price is 183% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares CPS Technologies and AEye”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CPS Technologies | $32.60 million | 2.43 | $420,000.00 | ($0.01) | -409.00 |
| AEye | $230,000.00 | 240.54 | -$33.96 million | ($0.87) | -1.37 |
CPS Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than AEye. CPS Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AEye, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares CPS Technologies and AEye’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CPS Technologies | -0.11% | -0.14% | -0.12% |
| AEye | -7,786.44% | -42.98% | -38.52% |
Summary
CPS Technologies beats AEye on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CPS Technologies
CPS Technologies Corporation provides advanced material solutions to the transportation, automotive, energy, computing/internet, telecommunication, aerospace, defense, and oil and gas markets in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company offers metal matrix composites such as baseplates for various applications, including motor controllers used in electric trains, subway cars, wind turbines, and hybrid and electric vehicles; hermetic packages for use in radar, satellite, and avionics applications; baseplates and housings used in modules built with wide band gap semiconductors; and lids and heat spreaders for use in internet switches and routers. It also assembles housings and packages that includes metal matrix composite components for hybrid circuits; and produces armor for naval and military applications. The company sells its products to microelectronics systems companies. The company was formerly known as Ceramics Process Systems Corporation and changed its name to CPS Technologies Corporation in March 2007. CPS Technologies Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Norton, Massachusetts.
About AEye
AEye, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides lidar systems for vehicle autonomy, advanced driver-assistance systems, and robotic vision applications in the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. It offers 4Sight intelligent sensing lidar platform, including 4Sight at Design, Triggered 4Sight, Responsive 4Sight, and Predictive 4Sight; and 4Sight for automotive and industrial market. The company was formerly known as CF Finance Acquisition Corp. III and changed its name to AEye, Inc. in August 2021. AEye, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Dublin, California.
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