BELFB vs. CALX, EXTR, VSAT, INFN, DGII, HLIT, NTGR, RBBN, ADTN, and AVNW
Should you be buying Bel Fuse stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bel Fuse include Calix (CALX), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Viasat (VSAT), Infinera (INFN), Digi International (DGII), Harmonic (HLIT), NETGEAR (NTGR), Ribbon Communications (RBBN), ADTRAN (ADTN), and Aviat Networks (AVNW). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry.
Bel Fuse vs. Its Competitors
Calix (NYSE:CALX) and Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and risk.
Calix has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bel Fuse has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
98.1% of Calix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of Bel Fuse shares are held by institutional investors. 16.9% of Calix shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Bel Fuse shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Bel Fuse has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Calix. Calix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bel Fuse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Bel Fuse has a net margin of 7.69% compared to Calix's net margin of -4.20%. Bel Fuse's return on equity of 12.38% beat Calix's return on equity.
Calix presently has a consensus target price of $48.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.49%. Bel Fuse has a consensus target price of $99.60, indicating a potential upside of 3.66%. Given Bel Fuse's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bel Fuse is more favorable than Calix.
In the previous week, Calix had 3 more articles in the media than Bel Fuse. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Calix and 4 mentions for Bel Fuse. Bel Fuse's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Calix's score of 0.36 indicating that Bel Fuse is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Bel Fuse beats Calix on 11 of the 17 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:BELFB) was last updated on 6/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
