The Coretec Group (OTCMKTS:CRTG) and Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) Critical Survey

The Coretec Group (OTCMKTS:CRTG) and Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

31.0% of Kopin shares are owned by institutional investors. 63.1% of The Coretec Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Kopin shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares The Coretec Group and Kopin’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Coretec Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kopin	5.00%	4.85%	2.36%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for The Coretec Group and Kopin, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Coretec Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Kopin	1	1	5	0	2.57

Kopin has a consensus price target of $7.15, suggesting a potential upside of 44.74%. Given Kopin’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kopin is more favorable than The Coretec Group.

Risk & Volatility

The Coretec Group has a beta of -1.55, suggesting that its share price is 255% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kopin has a beta of 3.43, suggesting that its share price is 243% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares The Coretec Group and Kopin”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Coretec Group	N/A	N/A	-$2.31 million	N/A	N/A
Kopin	$39.32 million	22.98	$2.61 million	$0.01	494.00

Kopin has higher revenue and earnings than The Coretec Group.

Summary

Kopin beats The Coretec Group on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About The Coretec Group

The Coretec Group Inc. engages in the development of silicon anode active materials for lithium-ion batteries and cyclohexasilane for electric vehicles, cleantech, and tech applications. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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.