Ceragon Networks (CRNT) Competitors

Ceragon Networks (NASDAQ:CRNT) and Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and profitability.

Do analysts prefer CRNT or CSIQ?

Ceragon Networks currently has a consensus price target of $5.60, suggesting a potential upside of 145.61%. Canadian Solar has a consensus price target of $14.16, suggesting a potential upside of 15.58%. Given Ceragon Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ceragon Networks is more favorable than Canadian Solar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ceragon Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Canadian Solar	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CRNT or CSIQ?

13.3% of Ceragon Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of Canadian Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.0% of Ceragon Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of Canadian Solar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CRNT or CSIQ?

Ceragon Networks has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Solar has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CRNT or CSIQ?

Canadian Solar has higher revenue and earnings than Ceragon Networks. Canadian Solar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ceragon 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
Ceragon Networks	$394.19M	0.51	$24.06M	$0.26	8.77
Canadian Solar	$5.99B	0.14	$36.05M	-$0.50	-24.50

Does the media refer more to CRNT or CSIQ?

In the previous week, Canadian Solar had 2 more articles in the media than Ceragon Networks. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Canadian Solar and 2 mentions for Ceragon Networks. Ceragon Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Canadian Solar's score of 0.50 indicating that Ceragon Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ceragon Networks	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Canadian Solar	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CRNT or CSIQ more profitable?

Ceragon Networks has a net margin of 5.75% compared to Canadian Solar's net margin of -0.18%. Ceragon Networks' return on equity of 19.04% beat Canadian Solar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ceragon Networks	5.75%	19.04%	9.23%
Canadian Solar	-0.18%	-4.34%	-1.27%

Summary

Ceragon Networks beats Canadian Solar on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.