Powerfleet (AIOT) Competitors

Powerfleet (NASDAQ:AIOT) and Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AIOT or VIAV?

Powerfleet has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Viavi Solutions.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Powerfleet	$133.74M	5.85	-$3.50M	N/A	N/A
Viavi Solutions	$1.05B	1.98	-$25.80M	$0.02	463.00

Is AIOT or VIAV more profitable?

Powerfleet has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Viavi Solutions' net margin of -3.87%. Viavi Solutions' return on equity of 2.90% beat Powerfleet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Powerfleet	N/A	N/A	N/A
Viavi Solutions	-3.87%	2.90%	1.16%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AIOT or VIAV?

73.4% of Powerfleet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Powerfleet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AIOT or VIAV?

Viavi Solutions received 669 more outperform votes than Powerfleet when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Powerfleet an outperform vote while only 67.46% of users gave Viavi Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Powerfleet	Outperform Votes 13 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Viavi Solutions	Outperform Votes 682 67.46%	Underperform Votes 329 32.54%

Which has more volatility and risk, AIOT or VIAV?

Powerfleet has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viavi Solutions has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor AIOT or VIAV?

In the previous week, Viavi Solutions had 3 more articles in the media than Powerfleet. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Viavi Solutions and 2 mentions for Powerfleet. Powerfleet's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Viavi Solutions' score of 1.49 indicating that Powerfleet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Powerfleet	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Viavi Solutions	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer AIOT or VIAV?

Powerfleet presently has a consensus price target of $11.25, suggesting a potential upside of 90.68%. Viavi Solutions has a consensus price target of $12.69, suggesting a potential upside of 37.01%. Given Powerfleet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Powerfleet is more favorable than Viavi Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Powerfleet	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Viavi Solutions	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Powerfleet beats Viavi Solutions on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.