AudioCodes (AUDC) Competitors

Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) and AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate ANET or AUDC?

Arista Networks currently has a consensus price target of $114.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.03%. AudioCodes has a consensus price target of $11.25, suggesting a potential upside of 16.22%. Given AudioCodes' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AudioCodes is more favorable than Arista Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arista Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
AudioCodes	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ANET or AUDC?

82.5% of Arista Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of AudioCodes shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Arista Networks shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 48.8% of AudioCodes shares are held 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.

Does the media refer more to ANET or AUDC?

In the previous week, Arista Networks had 56 more articles in the media than AudioCodes. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for Arista Networks and 9 mentions for AudioCodes. Arista Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat AudioCodes' score of -0.24 indicating that Arista Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arista Networks	49 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AudioCodes	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ANET or AUDC more profitable?

Arista Networks has a net margin of 40.72% compared to AudioCodes' net margin of 5.66%. Arista Networks' return on equity of 30.48% beat AudioCodes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arista Networks	40.72%	30.48%	21.72%
AudioCodes	5.66%	9.65%	5.45%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ANET or AUDC?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Arista Networks	$7.00B	21.08	$2.85B	$2.36	49.81
AudioCodes	$242.18M	1.19	$15.31M	$0.45	21.51

Which has more risk & volatility, ANET or AUDC?

Arista Networks has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AudioCodes has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Arista Networks beats AudioCodes on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.