AmpliTech Group (NASDAQ:AMPG – Get Free Report) and Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
11.0% of AmpliTech Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.0% of Lightwave Logic shares are held by institutional investors. 17.1% of AmpliTech Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Lightwave Logic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
AmpliTech Group has a beta of -0.22, meaning that its stock price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightwave Logic has a beta of 2.41, meaning that its stock price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| AmpliTech Group | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Lightwave Logic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
AmpliTech Group presently has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 104.38%. Lightwave Logic has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 98.81%. Given AmpliTech Group’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AmpliTech Group is more favorable than Lightwave Logic.
Profitability
This table compares AmpliTech Group and Lightwave Logic’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| AmpliTech Group | -33.37% | -19.55% | -14.76% |
| Lightwave Logic | -9,143.60% | -30.34% | -28.76% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares AmpliTech Group and Lightwave Logic”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| AmpliTech Group | $25.20 million | 4.08 | -$7.01 million | ($0.34) | -10.07 |
| Lightwave Logic | $240,000.00 | 3,231.15 | -$20.31 million | ($0.16) | -31.44 |
AmpliTech Group has higher revenue and earnings than Lightwave Logic. Lightwave Logic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AmpliTech Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
AmpliTech Group beats Lightwave Logic on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About AmpliTech Group
AmpliTech Group, Inc. designs, engineers, and assembles micro-wave component-based amplifiers. The company’s products include radio frequency (RF) amplifiers and related subsystems, such as low noise amplifiers for use in receivers of various communication systems comprising Wi-Fi, radar, satellite, base station, cell phone, radio, etc.; and medium power amplifiers that provide enhanced output power and gain in transceiver chains. It provides specialty microwave block downconverters used as a test device on satellite access point antennas; specialty microwave 1:2 Tx protection switch panels that is used in satellite communication earth stations; desktop/benchtop and compact wideband power amplifiers used in SATCOM rack mount systems, as well as test equipment used in integrators and manufacturers of various communications systems, such as cellular base stations, simulators, and point to point wireless radios; and waveguide to coaxial adapters for SATCOM and satellite internet gateway systems. In addition, the company offers cryogenic amplifiers for quantum computing, medical, RF imaging, research and development, space communications, accelerators, radiometry, and telephony applications; and cryogenic and non-cryogenic 4g/5g small cell subsystems for high-speed networks and airline Wi-Fi systems. Further, it provides custom assembly designs and non-recurring engineering services on a project-by-project basis, as well as IC packaging and lids products. The company serves aerospace, government, defense, commercial satellite, and wireless industries through sales representatives and distributors in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia. AmpliTech Group, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Hauppauge, New York.
About Lightwave Logic
Lightwave Logic, Inc. focuses on the development of photonic devices and electro-optical polymer materials systems for fiber-optic data communications, telecommunications, and optical computing markets in the United States. The company is involved in the designing and synthesizing of organic chromophores for use in its electro-optic polymer systems and photonic device designs. It also offers electro-optic modulators, which converts data from electric signals to optical signals for transmission over fiber-optic cables; and polymer photonic integrated circuits, a photonic device, which integrates various photonic functions on a single chip. In addition, the company provides the ridge waveguide modulator, a modulator that fabricates the waveguide within a layer of its electro-optic polymer system. It focuses on selling its products to electro-optic device manufacturers, contract manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, foundries, packaging and assembly manufacturers, etc.; and semiconductor companies, optical network companies, Web 2.0/3.0 media companies, computing companies, telecommunications companies, aerospace companies, automotive companies, and government agencies and defense entities. The company was formerly known as Third-order Nanotechnologies, Inc. and changed its name to Lightwave Logic, Inc. in March 2008. Lightwave Logic, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.
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