CommScope (COMM) Competitors

Leonardo DRS (NASDAQ:DRS) and CommScope (NASDAQ:COMM) are both electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, DRS or COMM?

Leonardo DRS has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CommScope has a beta of 2.38, suggesting that its stock price is 138% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DRS or COMM more profitable?

CommScope has a net margin of 16.61% compared to Leonardo DRS's net margin of 7.31%. Leonardo DRS's return on equity of 11.02% beat CommScope's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Leonardo DRS	7.31%	11.02%	6.93%
CommScope	16.61%	-6.29%	2.26%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, DRS or COMM?

Leonardo DRS has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CommScope. CommScope is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Leonardo DRS, 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
Leonardo DRS	$3.23B	3.43	$213M	$0.93	44.88
CommScope	$4.21B	0.79	-$315.50M	$2.66	5.67

Do analysts rate DRS or COMM?

Leonardo DRS currently has a consensus price target of $46.75, suggesting a potential upside of 12.00%. CommScope has a consensus price target of $14.75, suggesting a potential downside of 2.12%. Given Leonardo DRS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Leonardo DRS is more favorable than CommScope.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Leonardo DRS	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
CommScope	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DRS or COMM?

18.8% of Leonardo DRS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of CommScope shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Leonardo DRS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of CommScope shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor DRS or COMM?

In the previous week, CommScope had 10 more articles in the media than Leonardo DRS. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for CommScope and 12 mentions for Leonardo DRS. Leonardo DRS's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat CommScope's score of 0.41 indicating that Leonardo DRS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Leonardo DRS	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CommScope	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Leonardo DRS beats CommScope on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.