AudioCodes (AUDC) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, AUDC or ANET?

AudioCodes has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arista Networks has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate AUDC or ANET?

AudioCodes presently has a consensus price target of $11.25, suggesting a potential upside of 10.29%. Arista Networks has a consensus price target of $157.56, suggesting a potential upside of 13.07%. Given Arista Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Arista Networks is more favorable than AudioCodes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AudioCodes	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Arista Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76

Does the media prefer AUDC or ANET?

In the previous week, Arista Networks had 81 more articles in the media than AudioCodes. MarketBeat recorded 85 mentions for Arista Networks and 4 mentions for AudioCodes. AudioCodes' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Arista Networks' score of 1.12 indicating that AudioCodes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AudioCodes	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Arista Networks	52 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, AUDC or ANET?

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
AudioCodes	$242.18M	1.19	$15.31M	$0.45	22.67
Arista Networks	$7.00B	25.01	$2.85B	$2.54	54.86

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AUDC or ANET?

68.1% of AudioCodes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.5% of Arista Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.8% of AudioCodes shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Arista Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AUDC or ANET more profitable?

Arista Networks has a net margin of 40.90% compared to AudioCodes' net margin of 5.66%. Arista Networks' return on equity of 31.05% beat AudioCodes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AudioCodes	5.66%	9.65%	5.45%
Arista Networks	40.90%	31.05%	21.58%

Summary

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