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ADTN vs. CALX, VISN, HLIT, ITRN, and GILT

Should you buy ADTRAN stock or one of its competitors? ADTRAN's main competitors and comparable companies include Calix (CALX), Vistance Networks (VISN), Harmonic (HLIT), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), and Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry.

How does ADTRAN compare to Calix?

Calix (NYSE:CALX) and ADTRAN (NASDAQ:ADTN) are both technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Calix has a net margin of 4.61% compared to ADTRAN's net margin of -2.29%. ADTRAN's return on equity of 14.24% beat Calix's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Calix4.61% 6.17% 4.90%
ADTRAN -2.29%14.24%1.66%

Calix currently has a consensus price target of $63.86, indicating a potential upside of 79.98%. ADTRAN has a consensus price target of $14.67, indicating a potential upside of 107.16%. Given ADTRAN's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ADTRAN is more favorable than Calix.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Calix
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78
ADTRAN
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

In the previous week, Calix and Calix both had 5 articles in the media. Calix's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat ADTRAN's score of 0.91 indicating that Calix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Calix
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
ADTRAN
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

98.1% of Calix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of ADTRAN shares are held by institutional investors. 17.4% of Calix shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of ADTRAN shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Calix has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ADTRAN has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the broader market.

Calix has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ADTRAN. ADTRAN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Calix$1.11B2.01$17.88M$0.7447.95
ADTRAN$1.14B0.51-$45.66M-$0.28N/A

Summary

Calix beats ADTRAN on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ADTRAN compare to Vistance Networks?

Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN) and ADTRAN (NASDAQ:ADTN) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.

Vistance Networks has a net margin of 247.69% compared to ADTRAN's net margin of -2.29%. Vistance Networks' return on equity of 32.28% beat ADTRAN's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Vistance Networks247.69% 32.28% 4.61%
ADTRAN -2.29%14.24%1.66%

Vistance Networks has higher revenue and earnings than ADTRAN. ADTRAN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vistance Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vistance Networks$1.99B0.78$2.28B$30.800.22
ADTRAN$1.14B0.51-$45.66M-$0.28N/A

In the previous week, ADTRAN had 1 more articles in the media than Vistance Networks. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ADTRAN and 4 mentions for Vistance Networks. Vistance Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat ADTRAN's score of 0.91 indicating that Vistance Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Vistance Networks
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
ADTRAN
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Vistance Networks has a beta of 2.39, suggesting that its stock price is 139% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ADTRAN has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the broader market.

88.0% of Vistance Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of ADTRAN shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Vistance Networks shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of ADTRAN shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Vistance Networks presently has a consensus target price of $19.33, suggesting a potential upside of 187.27%. ADTRAN has a consensus target price of $14.67, suggesting a potential upside of 107.16%. Given Vistance Networks' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Vistance Networks is more favorable than ADTRAN.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Vistance Networks
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
ADTRAN
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

Summary

Vistance Networks beats ADTRAN on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ADTRAN compare to Harmonic?

ADTRAN (NASDAQ:ADTN) and Harmonic (NASDAQ:HLIT) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

ADTRAN presently has a consensus price target of $14.67, suggesting a potential upside of 107.16%. Harmonic has a consensus price target of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 50.47%. Given ADTRAN's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ADTRAN is more favorable than Harmonic.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ADTRAN
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29
Harmonic
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

In the previous week, ADTRAN and ADTRAN both had 5 articles in the media. ADTRAN's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Harmonic's score of 0.88 indicating that ADTRAN is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ADTRAN
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Harmonic
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

80.6% of ADTRAN shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of Harmonic shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of ADTRAN shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Harmonic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

ADTRAN has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Harmonic has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the broader market.

Harmonic has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ADTRAN. Harmonic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ADTRAN, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ADTRAN$1.14B0.51-$45.66M-$0.28N/A
Harmonic$443.88M2.86-$43.31M-$0.42N/A

ADTRAN has a net margin of -2.29% compared to Harmonic's net margin of -8.50%. ADTRAN's return on equity of 14.24% beat Harmonic's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ADTRAN-2.29% 14.24% 1.66%
Harmonic -8.50%10.91%5.98%

Summary

ADTRAN beats Harmonic on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ADTRAN compare to Ituran Location and Control?

ADTRAN (NASDAQ:ADTN) and Ituran Location and Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk and profitability.

Ituran Location and Control has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ADTRAN. ADTRAN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ituran Location and Control, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ADTRAN$1.14B0.51-$45.66M-$0.28N/A
Ituran Location and Control$393.23M2.61$57.97M$3.2415.91

ADTRAN has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ituran Location and Control has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

Ituran Location and Control has a net margin of 16.28% compared to ADTRAN's net margin of -2.29%. Ituran Location and Control's return on equity of 29.03% beat ADTRAN's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ADTRAN-2.29% 14.24% 1.66%
Ituran Location and Control 16.28%29.03%16.29%

ADTRAN currently has a consensus target price of $14.67, suggesting a potential upside of 107.16%. Ituran Location and Control has a consensus target price of $60.67, suggesting a potential upside of 17.69%. Given ADTRAN's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe ADTRAN is more favorable than Ituran Location and Control.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ADTRAN
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29
Ituran Location and Control
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

ADTRAN pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Ituran Location and Control pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. ADTRAN pays out -128.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ituran Location and Control pays out 61.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Ituran Location and Control has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. ADTRAN is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, ADTRAN had 2 more articles in the media than Ituran Location and Control. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ADTRAN and 3 mentions for Ituran Location and Control. ADTRAN's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Ituran Location and Control's score of 0.69 indicating that ADTRAN is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ADTRAN
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ituran Location and Control
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

80.6% of ADTRAN shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Ituran Location and Control shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of ADTRAN shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Ituran Location and Control shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ituran Location and Control beats ADTRAN on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ADTRAN compare to Gilat Satellite Networks?

ADTRAN (NASDAQ:ADTN) and Gilat Satellite Networks (NASDAQ:GILT) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

ADTRAN has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gilat Satellite Networks has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Gilat Satellite Networks had 1 more articles in the media than ADTRAN. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Gilat Satellite Networks and 5 mentions for ADTRAN. Gilat Satellite Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat ADTRAN's score of 0.91 indicating that Gilat Satellite Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ADTRAN
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Gilat Satellite Networks
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

ADTRAN currently has a consensus price target of $14.67, suggesting a potential upside of 107.16%. Gilat Satellite Networks has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 107.47%. Given Gilat Satellite Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gilat Satellite Networks is more favorable than ADTRAN.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ADTRAN
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29
Gilat Satellite Networks
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

ADTRAN pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Gilat Satellite Networks pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. ADTRAN pays out -128.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gilat Satellite Networks pays out 106.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ADTRAN is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

80.6% of ADTRAN shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.7% of Gilat Satellite Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of ADTRAN shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Gilat Satellite Networks shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Gilat Satellite Networks has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ADTRAN. ADTRAN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gilat Satellite Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ADTRAN$1.14B0.51-$45.66M-$0.28N/A
Gilat Satellite Networks$487.79M1.46$20.72M$0.4421.91

Gilat Satellite Networks has a net margin of 6.21% compared to ADTRAN's net margin of -2.29%. ADTRAN's return on equity of 14.24% beat Gilat Satellite Networks' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ADTRAN-2.29% 14.24% 1.66%
Gilat Satellite Networks 6.21%10.12%6.79%

Summary

Gilat Satellite Networks beats ADTRAN on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ADTN vs. The Competition

MetricADTRANCommunications Equipment IndustryTechnology SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$576.89M$16.05B$29.19B$14.34B
Dividend YieldN/A4.20%2.73%11.71%
P/E Ratio-25.2829.2976.3925.32
Price / Sales0.5142.20585.4698.42
Price / Cash6.13105.5146.5934.96
Price / Book3.896.837.706.20
Net Income-$45.66M$310.13M$705.00M$358.18M
7 Day Performance-6.60%1.85%-1.91%-1.58%
1 Month Performance-15.71%-6.55%-4.79%-3.60%
1 Year Performance-32.18%44.84%176.48%5.95%

ADTRAN Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ADTN
ADTRAN
3.2681 of 5 stars
$7.08
+0.6%
$14.67
+107.2%
-30.4%$576.89M$1.14BN/A3,338
CALX
Calix
4.2939 of 5 stars
$36.02
+0.2%
$63.86
+77.3%
-43.4%$2.26B$1.00B48.681,921
VISN
Vistance Networks
3.4407 of 5 stars
$6.40
flat
$19.33
+202.1%
N/A$1.48B$1.93B0.214,500
HLIT
Harmonic
3.1759 of 5 stars
$11.78
flat
$17.50
+48.6%
+13.5%$1.28B$570.80MN/A1,240
ITRN
Ituran Location and Control
4.2181 of 5 stars
$51.74
flat
$60.67
+17.3%
+47.5%$1.03B$359.02M15.972,917

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