Microvision (MVIS) vs. The Competition Head-To-Head Survey

Microvision (NASDAQ:MVIS) is one of 377 publicly-traded companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Microvision to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Microvision and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Microvision	-2,230.59%	-290.95%	-111.50%
Microvision Competitors	-158.15%	-25.69%	-6.84%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Microvision and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Microvision	$1.21 million	-$94.98 million	-0.25
Microvision Competitors	$4.10 billion	$166.60 million	-0.64

Microvision’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Microvision. Microvision is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

Microvision has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microvision’s competitors have a beta of -0.30, meaning that their average stock price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

30.9% of Microvision shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.3% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Microvision shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Microvision and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Microvision	1	1	0	0	1.50
Microvision Competitors	2046	7585	10389	653	2.47

Microvision presently has a consensus target price of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3,233.33%. As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 35.77%. Given Microvision’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Microvision is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Microvision competitors beat Microvision on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Microvision

MicroVision, Inc. develops and sells lidar sensors and software used in automotive safety and autonomous driving applications. It offers a suite of light detection and ranging (lidar) sensors and perception; and validation software for automotive OEMs, advanced driver-assistance systems, and autonomous vehicle applications, as well as non-automotive applications including industrial, robotics, and smart infrastructure. The company also provides MAVIN DR, a dynamic view lidar system, which combines short, medium, and long range sense and field of view into one form; lidar sensors under the MOVIA brand name; and MOSAIK, a software that automates manual data classification or annotation process. In addition, it provides engineering services for its hardware and software products. The company markets its products to customers directly, through trade shows, and its website. MicroVision, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.