OUST vs UEIC vs LPL Stock Comparison

Ouster, Universal Electronics and LG Display Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$29.71 -32.0% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.11B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins
LPL LG Display Co., Ltd.
$2.68 -10.1% 1M -45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.77B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.53B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

LG Display leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (LG Display 3, Universal Electronics 3, Ouster 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOUSTUEICLPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.11B $66.90M $2.77B LPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -39.5x -4.4x -5.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +62.8% -17.9% -6.9% OUST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -26.0% -4.6% -2.7% LPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.7% 3.3% LPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.0% +20.4% -45.9% UEIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.4%/yr -33.7%/yr -19.3%/yr OUST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 102.2% 55.7% 61.7% UEIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 58/100 53/100 UEIC

Percentile Scorecard

OUSTUEICLPL

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

AxisOUSTUEICLPL
Valuation 11 #99 of 111 91 #11 of 111 94 #8 of 111
Growth 82 #20 of 108 26 #80 of 108 73 #30 of 108
Profitability 14 #90 of 104 35 #68 of 104 36 #67 of 104
Financial Health 88 #15 of 115 46 #63 of 115 8 #106 of 115
Shareholder Returns 24 #62 of 81 94 #6 of 81 –
Overall 44 58 53
  • OUST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UEIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LPL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOUSTUEICLPLSPY
1 month -32.0%+2.7%-10.1% -0.8%
3 months -15.5%+15.4%-14.4% +3.5%
6 months +10.4%+24.6%-35.9% +7.0%
Year to date +37.3%+45.7%-36.3% +12.2%
1 year -17.0%+20.4%-45.9% +13.0%
3 years +683.9%-30.2%-39.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +98.7%-11.3%-15.4% +23.1%
5 years -54.1%-87.1%-65.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.4%-33.7%-19.3% +11.0%
10 years —-92.2%-79.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-22.6%-14.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureOUSTUEICLPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 102.2%55.7%61.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 100.6%51.6%68.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.570.352.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.170.37-0.74 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.8%-93.6%-76.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.5%-10.5%-53.5% -1.8%
52-week high $62.52$5.88$5.76 $779.14
52-week low $16.63$2.76$2.59 $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.

MultipleOUSTUEICLPL
P/E now vs peer median -36.8xmedian 32.0x -4.4xmedian 32.0x -5.8xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 2.8x 0.2xmedian 2.8x 0.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -33.8xmedian 19.4x 5.6xmedian 19.4x —median 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -24.7xmedian 29.0x 8.2xmedian 29.0x 2.0xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.9x 0.5xmedian 2.9x 0.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.65median 1.13 -0.11median 1.13 -0.12median 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 monthsOUSTUEICLPL
Revenue $204.91M $330.57M $17.53B
Gross profit $101.63M $97.69M $2.54B
Operating income -$62.60M -$2.77M $456.43M
Net income -$53.33M -$15.10M -$915.07M
Free cash flow -$82.47M $8.24M $1.37B
R&D $68.46M $21.87M $957.27M
EPS (diluted) $-0.81 $-1.13 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $91.76M $32.40M $941.29M
Total debt – $86.37M $37.49B
Shares (diluted) 65.99M 13.43M 797.61M
Enterprise value $1.22B -$59.14M -$1.71B

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
MetricOUSTUEICLPL
P/E -36.8x -4.4x -5.8x
P/FCF -24.7x 8.2x 2.0x
P/Operating cash flow -37.8x 5.9x 1.3x
P/S 9.9x 0.2x 0.2x
P/B 5.5x 0.5x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 0.6x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA -33.8x 5.6x –
EV/EBIT -28.3x -20.3x 22.7x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 0.2x 0.6x
EV/FCF -21.5x 6.8x 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -33.0x 4.9x 4.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.65 -0.11 -0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOUSTUEICLPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 62.8% -17.9% -6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 51.6% -12.1% 0.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 90.8% -16.7% 18.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 166.5% -8.1% 101.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.7% 58.6% 865.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.1% 63.9% 29.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.0% 7.8% -141.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.0% 40.4% 36.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.1% 9.3% 40.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.5% 41.3% 49.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -329.9% -61.7% 28.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.6% -34.8% -6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -416.3% -68.0% 585.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.7% -32.6% 33.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOUSTUEICLPL
Gross margin 49.6% 29.6% 14.5%
EBITDA margin -25.6% 3.0% –
Operating margin -30.6% -0.8% 2.6%
Pretax margin -25.5% -2.4% -5.1%
Net margin -26.0% -4.6% -2.7%
FCF margin -40.2% 2.5% 7.8%
Operating cash flow margin -26.3% 3.5% 12.2%
Return on equity -16.5% -10.7% -18.1%
Return on assets -12.5% -5.8% -5.1%
Return on invested capital – -1.7% 3.3%
Return on capital employed -18.1% -1.9% 4.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -0.8x -2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 18.5% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOUSTUEICLPL
Debt / assets – 7.8% 48.9%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.2x –
Debt / FCF – 2.5x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 21.8% 46.5% 72.2%
Equity / assets 78.2% 53.5% 27.8%
Interest coverage – – 0.6x
Current ratio 4.2x 1.8x 0.6x
Quick ratio 3.5x 1.1x 0.3x
Cash ratio 3.1x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 9.48 2.89 0.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOUSTUEICLPL
Dividend yield – 4.6% –
Net buyback yield -6.9% 3.4% –
Shareholder yield -6.9% 8.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusOUSTUEICLPL
Forward P/E – 11.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.27FY2026 $0.48FY2026 $-0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +54.8%FY2026 -200.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +16.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $229.51MFY2026 $288.89MFY2026 $19.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.5%FY2026 -21.6%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.6% +11.6% -4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOUSTUEICLPL
Held by institutions 53.9% 53.5% 7.8%
Institutions holding 330 46 189
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.0% -2.2% +76.8%
Institutions buying 233 18 153
Institutions selling 66 16 22
Buyers to sellers 3.53 1.13 6.95

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.

OUSTUEICLPL
OUST 1.00 0.18 0.42
UEIC 0.18 1.00 0.01
LPL 0.42 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OUST, UEIC and LPL?

LG Display (LPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ouster (OUST) $2.11B, Universal Electronics (UEIC) $66.90M, LG Display (LPL) $2.77B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ouster (OUST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ouster (OUST) +62.8%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -17.9%, LG Display (LPL) -6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

LG Display (LPL) has the highest net margin (Ouster (OUST) -26.0%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.6%, LG Display (LPL) -2.7%). On return on invested capital, LG Display (LPL) leads (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -1.7%, LG Display (LPL) 3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Universal Electronics (UEIC) returned the most: Ouster (OUST) -17.0%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) +20.4%, LG Display (LPL) -45.9%. Over five years, Ouster (OUST) compounded fastest (Ouster (OUST) -14.4%/yr, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -33.7%/yr, LG Display (LPL) -19.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Universal Electronics (UEIC) has been the steadiest (Ouster (OUST) 102.2%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) 55.7%, LG Display (LPL) 61.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OUST, UEIC and LPL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, LG Display (LPL) leads on 3. 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.