Head-To-Head Survey: Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) and Electrovaya (NASDAQ:ELVA)

Electrovaya (NASDAQ:ELVA) and Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

22.5% of Electrovaya shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of Kopin shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Kopin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Electrovaya has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kopin has a beta of 2.96, suggesting that its stock price is 196% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Electrovaya and Kopin’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Electrovaya	2.19%	6.66%	2.61%
Kopin	-29.47%	-66.91%	-20.69%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Electrovaya and Kopin”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Electrovaya	$44.62 million	5.46	-$1.49 million	$0.03	202.33
Kopin	$50.33 million	6.79	-$43.88 million	($0.09)	-23.33

Electrovaya has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kopin. Kopin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Electrovaya, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Electrovaya and Kopin, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Electrovaya	1	0	3	1	2.80
Kopin	0	0	2	0	3.00

Electrovaya currently has a consensus price target of $6.13, indicating a potential upside of 0.91%. Kopin has a consensus price target of $2.63, indicating a potential upside of 25.00%. Given Kopin’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kopin is more favorable than Electrovaya.

Summary

Electrovaya beats Kopin on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Electrovaya

Electrovaya Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of lithium-ion batteries, battery management systems, and battery-related products for energy storage, clean electric transportation, and other specialized applications in North America. It offers lithium-ion batteries and systems for materials handling electric vehicles, including forklifts and automated guided vehicles, as well as battery chargers to charge the batteries; electromotive power products for electric trucks, electric buses, and other transportation applications; industrial products for energy storage; and power solutions, such as competencies in building systems for third parties. The company was formerly known as Electrofuel Inc. and changed its name to Electrovaya Inc. in March 2002. Electrovaya Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

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.