Critical Comparison: Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) vs. Jenoptik (OTCMKTS:JNPKF)

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kopin and Jenoptik”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kopin	$41.55 million	2.71	-$19.75 million	($0.42)	-2.26
Jenoptik	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.81	40.38

Jenoptik has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kopin. Kopin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jenoptik, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Kopin and Jenoptik, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kopin	0	0	3	0	3.00
Jenoptik	0	0	0	0	N/A

Kopin currently has a consensus target price of $2.67, indicating a potential upside of 180.67%. Given Kopin’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Kopin is more favorable than Jenoptik.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

31.0% of Kopin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.0% of Jenoptik shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Kopin shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Kopin and Jenoptik’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kopin	-114.11%	-131.82%	-44.28%
Jenoptik	N/A	N/A	N/A

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.

About Jenoptik

Jenoptik AG provides advanced photonic solutions and smart mobility solutions in Germany and internationally. The company provides imaging solutions and cameras, including microscope and thermographic camera, imaging modules, polymer-based camera modules, and miniaturized digital microscope subsystem; and laser and laser technology, such as laser ablation, scoring, cutting, and rangefinder, as well as laser OEM solutions comprising diode laser and disk laser technology, diode pumped disk lasers, laser systems, and LK heat sink. It offers optics and optical systems, including objective lenses for laser material processing, customized and standardized objective lenses, optical coatings and measuring systems, and precision optical components; optical shaft measuring systems, optical 3D measurement technology, optical in-line inspection, vision-systems, and ultra-fast opto-electronic probe card; and optoelectronics and optoelectronic systems comprising system partner for optoelectronic systems, customized-specific optoelectronic systems, optoelectronics assemblies and subsystems, light modulation, and photodiodes and LEDs. In addition, the company offers road safety solutions, such as speed enforcement, average speed cameras, red light cameras, evaluation software, and traffic services; and civil security solutions, including automatic number plate recognition and data analysis software, border security, combating organized crime, protecting public places, and monitoring suspect vehicles. It serves automotive, defense and security, electronics and information technology, medical and life science, industry and mechanical engineering, semiconductor equipment, and public safety sectors. Jenoptik AG was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in Jena, Germany.