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BAND vs. COMM, ATEX, CHR, CSGS, VNET, PL, KLIC, NTCT, UPWK, and ARLO

Should you be buying Bandwidth stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bandwidth include CommScope (COMM), Anterix (ATEX), Cheer (CHR), CSG Systems International (CSGS), VNET Group (VNET), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), NetScout Systems (NTCT), Upwork (UPWK), and Arlo Technologies (ARLO). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Bandwidth vs. Its Competitors

CommScope (NASDAQ:COMM) and Bandwidth (NASDAQ:BAND) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

CommScope presently has a consensus target price of $4.88, indicating a potential downside of 41.53%. Bandwidth has a consensus target price of $20.80, indicating a potential upside of 29.11%. Given Bandwidth's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bandwidth is more favorable than CommScope.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CommScope
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.60
Bandwidth
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

CommScope has a net margin of 16.89% compared to Bandwidth's net margin of -0.14%. Bandwidth's return on equity of 1.46% beat CommScope's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CommScope16.89% -4.51% 1.68%
Bandwidth -0.14%1.46%0.48%

88.0% of CommScope shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Bandwidth shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of CommScope shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Bandwidth shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Bandwidth had 2 more articles in the media than CommScope. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Bandwidth and 12 mentions for CommScope. CommScope's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Bandwidth's score of 0.28 indicating that CommScope is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
CommScope
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Bandwidth
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CommScope$4.21B0.43-$315.50M$2.733.05
Bandwidth$748.49M0.64-$6.52M-$0.35-46.03

CommScope has a beta of 2.37, suggesting that its stock price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bandwidth has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CommScope and Bandwidth tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BAND and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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BAND vs. The Competition

MetricBandwidthComm Infrastructure IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$478.09M$691.05M$27.25B$8.93B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A2.94%4.12%
P/E Ratio-45.900.7635.9419.86
Price / Sales0.6420.062,034.01113.78
Price / Cash8.034.5837.9957.06
Price / Book1.471.517.045.38
Net Income-$6.52M-$76.86M$762.35M$248.50M
7 Day Performance11.57%5.25%2.93%2.78%
1 Month Performance11.88%15.82%6.33%5.84%
1 Year Performance-2.54%110.16%52,211.65%20.06%

Bandwidth Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BAND
Bandwidth
4.5546 of 5 stars
$16.11
+1.0%
$20.80
+29.1%
-7.8%$478.09M$748.49M-45.901,100
COMM
CommScope
3.2977 of 5 stars
$8.28
+1.0%
$4.88
-41.1%
+600.9%$1.79B$4.42B3.0320,000
ATEX
Anterix
3.0888 of 5 stars
$25.65
-0.1%
$67.00
+161.2%
-36.4%$479.66M$6.03M-40.7170Analyst Revision
CHR
Cheer
1.0197 of 5 stars
$1.46
-1.0%
N/A-43.1%$16.99M$147.20M0.00127News Coverage
CSGS
CSG Systems International
2.7419 of 5 stars
$65.31
+1.4%
$70.71
+8.3%
+62.9%$1.89B$1.20B22.295,800Analyst Upgrade
VNET
VNET Group
2.9434 of 5 stars
$6.90
-1.1%
$9.30
+34.8%
+220.9%$1.86B$1.13B-690.002,581Buyback Announcement
Options Volume
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
PL
Planet Labs PBC
2.5103 of 5 stars
$6.10
+0.5%
$6.71
+10.0%
+248.2%$1.85B$244.35M-16.94800Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
3.7912 of 5 stars
$34.60
-0.4%
$44.50
+28.6%
-25.9%$1.83B$706.23M96.112,746Positive News
NTCT
NetScout Systems
1.3294 of 5 stars
$24.81
+1.3%
$25.00
+0.8%
+34.0%$1.77B$822.68M-4.822,123Positive News
UPWK
Upwork
3.8602 of 5 stars
$13.44
-1.4%
$18.67
+38.9%
+26.6%$1.77B$769.33M8.05850Positive News
ARLO
Arlo Technologies
1.395 of 5 stars
$17.00
-1.0%
$20.25
+19.1%
+34.2%$1.76B$510.89M-77.27350

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This page (NASDAQ:BAND) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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