SemiLEDS (NASDAQ:LEDS – Get Free Report) and Mobix Labs (NASDAQ:MOBX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares SemiLEDS and Mobix Labs’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SemiLEDS | -6.71% | -89.53% | -13.38% |
| Mobix Labs | -289.21% | -2,857.36% | -103.36% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
76.3% of SemiLEDS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.6% of Mobix Labs shares are held by institutional investors. 57.4% of SemiLEDS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Mobix Labs shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SemiLEDS | $43.01 million | 0.35 | -$1.13 million | ($0.28) | -6.43 |
| Mobix Labs | $9.91 million | 2.42 | -$46.13 million | ($6.80) | -0.34 |
SemiLEDS has higher revenue and earnings than Mobix Labs. SemiLEDS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mobix Labs, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for SemiLEDS and Mobix Labs, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SemiLEDS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Mobix Labs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Risk and Volatility
SemiLEDS has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mobix Labs has a beta of -0.78, meaning that its stock price is 178% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
SemiLEDS beats Mobix Labs on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About SemiLEDS
SemiLEDs Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells light emitting diode (LED) chips, LED components, and LED modules and systems in the United States, Taiwan, the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, and internationally. The company also sells enhanced vertical, LED product series in blue, white, green, and UV; LED chips to packagers or distributors; and lighting products primarily to original design manufacturers of lighting products and the end-users of lighting devices, as well as packs and sells its LED chips. Its products are used for general lighting applications, including commercial, industrial, and residential lighting; and specialty industrial applications, such as ultraviolet or UV, curing of polymers, LED light therapy in medical/cosmetic applications, counterfeit detection, germicidal and viricidal devices LED lighting for horticulture applications, architectural lighting, and entertainment lighting. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Chu-Nan, Taiwan.
About Mobix Labs
Mobix Labs, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, provides wireless and connectivity solutions for next generation communication systems, including C-Band and mmWave 5G and high bandwidth cable applications. Its products include True5G chipset solutions; true xero active optical cables and related products designed to deliver fiber optic connectivity for a range of applications, including 5G infrastructure, autonomous vehicles, Pro A/V, AR/VR, remote medical systems, and others; electromagnetic interference filters deployed in aerospace, military, defense, medical, and healthcare products. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Irvine, California. Mobix Labs, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of YDENS HOLDINGS, LLC.
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