Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) Stock Rating Cut to “Strong Sell” at Zacks Research

Zacks Research cut shares of Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) from a hold rating to a strong sell rating in a report released on Tuesday,Zacks reports.

KOPN has been the topic of several other reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $6.50 price target on shares of Kopin in a report on Friday, September 25th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Kopin from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 15th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on shares of Kopin from $6.25 to $6.50 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 14th. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Kopin in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Kopin from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, October 23rd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $7.17.

Kopin Stock Up 12.0%

KOPN stock opened at $3.72 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $691.44 million, a PE ratio of 93.00 and a beta of 3.72. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $4.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $3.79. Kopin has a 52-week low of $1.81 and a 52-week high of $6.61.

Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 10th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01) by ($0.01). Kopin had a return on equity of 0.72% and a net margin of 0.93%. The company had revenue of $18.19 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.96 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.02 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Kopin will post -0.02 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kopin

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Kopin during the second quarter valued at $66,205,000. AWM Investment Company Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Kopin during the second quarter worth $35,948,000. Royce & Associates LP lifted its position in shares of Kopin by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 5,969,451 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,459,000 after buying an additional 16,611 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its position in shares of Kopin by 368.8% in the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 1,490,289 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,676,000 after buying an additional 1,172,369 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Kopin in the 2nd quarter worth about $6,368,000. 30.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Kopin

Investors following KOPN have been watching these headlines:

• Positive Sentiment: Fabric.AI filed a patent application for MicroLED optical-interconnect technology being developed jointly with Kopin for AI data centers. The design aims to improve bandwidth, energy efficiency, and GPU synchronization; Fabric.AI models higher channel speeds, though those projections are not yet demonstrated in hardware. Fabric.AI patent news
• Positive Sentiment: Kopin is targeting a mid-2027 transition to MicroLED manufacturing, with IBAS funding reported at $34 million. This signals progress toward production, although the transition is still months away. MicroLED manufacturing and funding update
• Negative Sentiment: In Q3 2026, Kopin lost $0.02 per share, missing the $0.01-per-share loss consensus and worsening from earnings of $0.02 per share a year earlier. The setback was partly offset by revenue of $18.19 million, ahead of the $15.96 million estimate. Kopin Q3 results

Kopin Company Profile

Kopin Corporation develops and supplies microdisplays, optical components and wearable display systems. Its technologies include active-matrix liquid-crystal, liquid-crystal-on-silicon and OLED displays, along with related optics and electronics used to create compact, high-resolution viewing systems. The company’s products serve defense, enterprise, medical and other markets. Applications include helmet-mounted displays, night-vision and thermal-imaging systems, industrial and training equipment, and medical devices.