Comparing Microvision (MVIS) and The Competition

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Microvision and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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 peers have higher revenue and earnings than Microvision. Microvision is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Microvision and its peers’ 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%

Volatility & Risk

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Microvision and its peers, as reported 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 price target of $45.00, indicating 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, equities research analysts plainly believe Microvision is more favorable than its peers.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Summary

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

Microvision Company Profile

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.