NTGR vs. DZSI, INFN, CLFD, AUDC, SRI, AAOI, MEI, DAKT, SKYT, and AVNW
Should you be buying NETGEAR stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NETGEAR include DZS (DZSI), Infinera (INFN), Clearfield (CLFD), AudioCodes (AUDC), Stoneridge (SRI), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), Methode Electronics (MEI), Daktronics (DAKT), SkyWater Technology (SKYT), and Aviat Networks (AVNW). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
DZS (NASDAQ:DZSI) and NETGEAR (NASDAQ:NTGR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.
DZS has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NETGEAR. NETGEAR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DZS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
DZS has a net margin of 0.00% compared to DZS's net margin of -14.14%. NETGEAR's return on equity of 0.00% beat DZS's return on equity.
NETGEAR received 147 more outperform votes than DZS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.47% of users gave NETGEAR an outperform vote while only 53.69% of users gave DZS an outperform vote.
DZS currently has a consensus price target of $6.67, indicating a potential upside of 464.97%. NETGEAR has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 58.25%. Given NETGEAR's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe DZS is more favorable than NETGEAR.
40.8% of DZS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of NETGEAR shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of DZS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of NETGEAR shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
DZS has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NETGEAR has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, DZS had 3 more articles in the media than NETGEAR. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for DZS and 1 mentions for NETGEAR. NETGEAR's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat DZS's score of 0.00 indicating that DZS is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
DZS beats NETGEAR on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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