SATS vs. VSAT, UI, CALX, CCOI, GSAT, GOGO, CVLT, BLKB, CWAN, and LPL
Should you be buying EchoStar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EchoStar include Viasat (VSAT), Ubiquiti (UI), Calix (CALX), Cogent Communications (CCOI), Globalstar (GSAT), Gogo (GOGO), Commvault Systems (CVLT), Blackbaud (BLKB), Clearwater Analytics (CWAN), and LG Display (LPL). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) and Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and earnings.
In the previous week, EchoStar had 6 more articles in the media than Viasat. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for EchoStar and 1 mentions for Viasat. EchoStar's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Viasat's score of 0.20 indicating that EchoStar is being referred to more favorably in the media.
EchoStar has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viasat has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.
33.6% of EchoStar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Viasat shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.9% of EchoStar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Viasat shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Viasat has a net margin of 6.01% compared to EchoStar's net margin of -36.33%. EchoStar's return on equity of 5.24% beat Viasat's return on equity.
Viasat has lower revenue, but higher earnings than EchoStar. EchoStar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viasat, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
EchoStar presently has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 43.75%. Viasat has a consensus target price of $38.17, indicating a potential upside of 138.39%. Given Viasat's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Viasat is more favorable than EchoStar.
Viasat received 95 more outperform votes than EchoStar when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.85% of users gave EchoStar an outperform vote while only 61.22% of users gave Viasat an outperform vote.
Summary
Viasat beats EchoStar on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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