GFT Technologies (ETR:GFT) and ADVA Optical Networking (ETR:ADV) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for GFT Technologies and ADVA Optical Networking, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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GFT Technologies | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
ADVA Optical Networking | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
GFT Technologies presently has a consensus price target of €14.50, suggesting a potential downside of 7.99%. ADVA Optical Networking has a consensus price target of €8.38, suggesting a potential downside of 8.27%. Given GFT Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe GFT Technologies is more favorable than ADVA Optical Networking.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares GFT Technologies and ADVA Optical Networking's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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GFT Technologies | $440.23 million | 0.94 | $9.95 million | €0.38 | 41.69 |
ADVA Optical Networking | $575.52 million | 0.80 | $9.54 million | €0.19 | 48.05 |
GFT Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ADVA Optical Networking. GFT Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ADVA Optical Networking, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares GFT Technologies and ADVA Optical Networking's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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GFT Technologies | N/A | N/A | N/A |
ADVA Optical Networking | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
GFT Technologies beats ADVA Optical Networking on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.