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