CAST vs OWLT vs UEIC Stock Comparison

FreeCast, Owlet and Universal Electronics Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAST FreeCast, Inc.
$1.04 -12.6% 1M
Market cap
$48.79M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$729.33K
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
OWLT Owlet, Inc.
$4.04 -19.8% 1M -56.6% 1Y
Market cap
$116.41M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$114.86M
Div. yield
–
Consumer Electronics Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
UEIC Universal Electronics Inc
$5.26 +2.7% 1M +20.4% 1Y
Market cap
$67.78M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$330.57M
Div. yield
4.56%
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Universal Electronics leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Universal Electronics 6, Owlet 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCASTOWLTUEICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.79M $116.41M $67.78M OWLT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.1x -9.1x -4.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 11.0x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +28.2% -17.9% OWLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,832.2% -11.2% -4.6% UEIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -1.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 2.8x -1.2x UEIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 4.56% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -56.6% +20.4% UEIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -39.8%/yr -33.7%/yr UEIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 281.9% 85.8% 55.7% UEIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 10/100 32/100 58/100 UEIC

Percentile Scorecard

CASTOWLTUEIC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCASTOWLTUEIC
Valuation 1 #165 of 167 2 #41 of 42 91 #11 of 111
Growth – 100 #1 of 42 26 #80 of 108
Profitability 6 #144 of 153 18 #33 of 40 35 #68 of 104
Financial Health 26 #133 of 179 41 #26 of 43 46 #63 of 115
Shareholder Returns 5 #89 of 94 0 #28 of 28 94 #6 of 81
Overall 10 32 58
  • CAST ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • OWLT ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • UEIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCASTOWLTUEICSPY
1 month -12.6%-19.8%+2.7% -0.8%
3 months -45.0%-22.8%+15.4% +3.5%
6 months -64.0%-22.2%+24.6% +7.0%
Year to date —-75.0%+45.7% +12.2%
1 year —-56.6%+20.4% +13.0%
3 years —-0.2%-30.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year —-0.1%-11.3% +23.1%
5 years —-92.1%-87.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-39.8%-33.7% +11.0%
10 years ——-92.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-22.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCASTOWLTUEICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 281.9%85.8%55.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 206.7%94.7%51.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.252.300.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.660.37 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.5%-96.2%-93.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -89.4%-75.5%-10.5% -1.8%
52-week high $9.84$16.52$5.88 $779.14
52-week low $0.59$4.04$2.76 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCASTOWLTUEIC
P/E now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 17.5x -9.1xmedian 16.1x -4.4xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 66.9xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 14.5x -20.8xmedian 12.1x 5.6xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.7xmedian 12.1x -13.7xmedian 11.9x 8.2xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 1.7x 5.0xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.41 -0.15median 0.64 -0.11median 1.13

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCASTOWLTUEIC
Revenue $729.33K $114.86M $330.57M
Gross profit $577.20K $62.89M $97.69M
Operating income -$12.92M -$7.23M -$2.77M
Net income -$13.36M -$8.82M -$15.10M
Free cash flow -$10.49M -$8.53M $8.24M
R&D – $15.87M $21.87M
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $-0.45 $-1.13
Cash & equivalents $8.92M $30.95M $32.40M
Total debt $10.11M – $86.37M
Shares (diluted) 39.52M 28.77M 13.43M
Enterprise value $38.77M -$9.22M -$58.26M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCASTOWLTUEIC
P/E -3.1x -9.1x -4.4x
P/FCF -4.7x -13.7x 8.2x
P/Operating cash flow -4.7x -15.0x 5.9x
P/S 66.9x 1.0x 0.2x
P/B 21.7x 5.0x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 21.7x 5.5x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA -3.4x -20.8x 5.6x
EV/EBIT -3.4x -14.2x -20.3x
EV/Revenue 59.7x 0.9x 0.2x
EV/FCF -4.2x -12.0x 6.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.2x -13.2x 4.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.15 -0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCASTOWLTUEIC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 28.2% -17.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 29.3% -12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 33.8% -16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 53.7% -8.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 56.4% 58.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 50.7% 63.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 81.9% 7.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 47.0% 40.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 85.5% 9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 60.9% 41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 38.7% -61.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 43.3% -34.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 33.2% -68.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.6% -32.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCASTOWLTUEIC
Gross margin 79.1% 54.8% 29.6%
EBITDA margin -1,769% -4.3% 3.0%
Operating margin -1,772% -6.3% -0.8%
Pretax margin -1,834% -7.7% -2.4%
Net margin -1,832% -11.2% -4.6%
FCF margin -1,438% -7.4% 2.5%
Operating cash flow margin -1,435% -6.8% 3.5%
Return on equity – -39.9% -10.7%
Return on assets -243.0% -9.8% -5.8%
Return on invested capital – – -1.7%
Return on capital employed – -19.9% -1.9%
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.3x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.9x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 157.9% 11.3% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCASTOWLTUEIC
Debt / assets 37.2% 18.2% 7.8%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 2.8x -1.2x
Debt / FCF -0.4x -2.0x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 77.2% 75.3% 46.5%
Equity / assets 22.8% 24.7% 53.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -31.31 -2.25 2.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCASTOWLTUEIC
Dividend yield – – 4.6%
Net buyback yield -19.9% -32.1% 3.4%
Shareholder yield -19.9% -32.1% 8.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCASTOWLTUEIC
Forward P/E – – 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.22FY2027 $-0.23FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +54.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.82MFY2027 $115.73MFY2026 $288.89MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +296.6%FY2027 +9.5%FY2026 -21.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,697.5% +20.0% +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCASTOWLTUEIC
Held by institutions – 59.2% 53.5%
Institutions holding – 58 46
Change in shares held, QoQ – -3.4% -2.2%
Institutions buying – 31 18
Institutions selling – 14 16
Buyers to sellers – 2.21 1.13

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CASTOWLTUEIC
CAST 1.00 0.05 -0.05
OWLT 0.05 1.00 0.02
UEIC -0.05 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAST, OWLT and UEIC?

Owlet (OWLT) is the largest by market capitalisation: FreeCast (CAST) $48.79M, Owlet (OWLT) $116.41M, Universal Electronics (UEIC) $67.78M.

Which company is growing faster?

Owlet (OWLT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Owlet (OWLT) +28.2%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -17.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Universal Electronics (UEIC) has the highest net margin (FreeCast (CAST) -1,832.2%, Owlet (OWLT) -11.2%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Universal Electronics (UEIC) returned the most: Owlet (OWLT) -56.6%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) +20.4%. Over five years, Universal Electronics (UEIC) compounded fastest (Owlet (OWLT) -39.8%/yr, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -33.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Universal Electronics (UEIC) 4.56%. FreeCast (CAST) and Owlet (OWLT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Universal Electronics (UEIC) has been the steadiest (FreeCast (CAST) 281.9%, Owlet (OWLT) 85.8%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) 55.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAST, OWLT and UEIC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Universal Electronics (UEIC) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.