POET Technologies (NASDAQ:POET – Get Free Report) and Amtech Systems (NASDAQ:ASYS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
2.0% of POET Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.2% of Amtech Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of POET Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.9% of Amtech Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares POET Technologies and Amtech Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| POET Technologies | -4,423.13% | -11.65% | -10.12% |
| Amtech Systems | 4.90% | 6.33% | 4.00% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares POET Technologies and Amtech Systems”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| POET Technologies | $1.08 million | 772.02 | -$62.96 million | ($0.58) | -9.36 |
| Amtech Systems | $79.36 million | 2.82 | -$30.33 million | $0.26 | 49.23 |
Amtech Systems has higher revenue and earnings than POET Technologies. POET Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amtech Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
POET Technologies has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amtech Systems has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for POET Technologies and Amtech Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| POET Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Amtech Systems | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 |
POET Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.33%. Amtech Systems has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 71.87%. Given Amtech Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amtech Systems is more favorable than POET Technologies.
Summary
Amtech Systems beats POET Technologies on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About POET Technologies
POET Technologies Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells discrete and integrated opto-electronic solutions in Canada, the United States, Singapore, and China. It offers integration solutions based on the POET Optical Interposer, a novel platform that allows the seamless integration of electronic and photonic devices into a single multi-chip module using advanced wafer-level semiconductor manufacturing techniques. It also develops photonic integrated components. The company serves the data center, telecommunications, Internet of things and industrial sensing, automotive LIDAR, optical coherence tomography for medical devices, and virtual reality systems markets. The company was formerly known as Opel Technologies Inc. and changed its name to POET Technologies Inc. in June 2013. POET Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
About Amtech Systems
Amtech Systems, Inc. manufactures and sells capital equipment and related consumables for use in fabricating silicon carbide (SiC), silicon power devices, analog and discrete devices, electronic assemblies, and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) worldwide. The company operates through Semiconductor and Material and Substrate segments. The Semiconductor segment designs, manufactures, sells, and services thermal processing equipment, including solder reflow ovens, horizontal diffusion furnaces, and custom high-temp belt furnaces for use by semiconductor, electronics, and electro/mechanical assembly manufacturers; and diffusion and reflow thermal systems, as well as wafer cleaning equipment and related services. The Material and Substrate segment manufactures and sells consumables and machinery for lapping and polishing of materials, such as silicon wafers for semiconductor products; sapphire substrates for LED lighting and mobile devices; silicon carbide wafers for LED and power device applications; various glass and silica components for 3D image transmission; quartz and ceramic components for telecommunications devices; and medical device components, and optical and photonics applications. It also offers substrate products comprising of double-sided wafer cleaning system, entegrity head tester, substrate carrier, substrate polishing templates, double-sided lapping and polishing machines, single-sided polisher, and substrate process chemicals. The company sells its products through sales personnel, as well as a network of independent sales representatives and distributors. Amtech Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.
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