COMM vs. CRNT, GILT, AVNW, SATL, KVHI, VUZI, CMBM, CMTL, PL, and ONTF
Should you be buying CommScope stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CommScope include Ceragon Networks (CRNT), Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT), Aviat Networks (AVNW), Satellogic (SATL), KVH Industries (KVHI), Vuzix (VUZI), Cambium Networks (CMBM), Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL), Planet Labs PBC (PL), and ON24 (ONTF). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
CommScope (NASDAQ:COMM) and Ceragon Networks (NASDAQ:CRNT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings and risk.
CommScope received 146 more outperform votes than Ceragon Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave CommScope an outperform vote while only 63.99% of users gave Ceragon Networks an outperform vote.
CommScope has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ceragon Networks has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Ceragon Networks has a net margin of 1.32% compared to CommScope's net margin of -30.88%. Ceragon Networks' return on equity of 10.76% beat CommScope's return on equity.
Ceragon Networks has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CommScope. CommScope is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ceragon Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
CommScope currently has a consensus target price of $4.02, indicating a potential upside of 243.59%. Ceragon Networks has a consensus target price of $5.25, indicating a potential upside of 98.86%. Given CommScope's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CommScope is more favorable than Ceragon Networks.
88.0% of CommScope shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.3% of Ceragon Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of CommScope shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of Ceragon Networks shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, CommScope had 1 more articles in the media than Ceragon Networks. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for CommScope and 5 mentions for Ceragon Networks. Ceragon Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat CommScope's score of 0.67 indicating that Ceragon Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Ceragon Networks beats CommScope on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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