Dragonfly Energy (NASDAQ:DFLI – Get Free Report) and Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
Risk & Volatility
Dragonfly Energy has a beta of -0.22, suggesting that its share price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kopin has a beta of 2.97, suggesting that its share price is 197% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
8.2% of Dragonfly Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of Kopin shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Dragonfly Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Kopin shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Dragonfly Energy | $50.65 million | 1.44 | -$40.62 million | ($3.89) | -0.22 |
| Kopin | $46.96 million | 9.76 | -$43.88 million | ($0.09) | -31.28 |
Dragonfly Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Kopin. Kopin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dragonfly Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Dragonfly Energy and Kopin, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Dragonfly Energy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.50 |
| Kopin | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.67 |
Dragonfly Energy presently has a consensus price target of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 74.62%. Kopin has a consensus price target of $4.10, indicating a potential upside of 45.65%. Given Dragonfly Energy’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Dragonfly Energy is more favorable than Kopin.
Profitability
This table compares Dragonfly Energy and Kopin’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Dragonfly Energy | -55.84% | N/A | -46.49% |
| Kopin | -29.47% | -66.91% | -20.69% |
Summary
Kopin beats Dragonfly Energy on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Dragonfly Energy
Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. engages in the manufacturing and sale of deep cycle lithium-ion batteries for recreational vehicles, marine vessels, solar and off-grid residence industries, and industrial and energy storage markets. The company provides lithium power systems comprising solar panels, chargers and inverters, system monitoring, alternator regulators, accessories, and others. It also offers battery management systems for monitoring and controlling of battery systems and to protect battery cells from damage in various scenarios. The company provides its products under the Dragonfly Energy, Battle Born, and Wakespeed brand names. Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.
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.
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