Digi International (DGII) Competitors

Calix (NYSE:CALX) and Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CALX or DGII?

Digi International received 98 more outperform votes than Calix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.56% of users gave Digi International an outperform vote while only 58.60% of users gave Calix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Calix	Outperform Votes 361 58.60%	Underperform Votes 255 41.40%
Digi International	Outperform Votes 459 64.56%	Underperform Votes 252 35.44%

Do analysts rate CALX or DGII?

Calix presently has a consensus target price of $47.83, suggesting a potential upside of 16.95%. Digi International has a consensus target price of $35.25, suggesting a potential upside of 29.60%. Given Digi International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Digi International is more favorable than Calix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calix	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Digi International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CALX or DGII?

98.1% of Calix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of Digi International shares are held by institutional investors. 16.9% of Calix shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Digi International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, CALX or DGII?

Calix has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digi International has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CALX or DGII more profitable?

Digi International has a net margin of 8.45% compared to Calix's net margin of -3.58%. Digi International's return on equity of 11.16% beat Calix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calix	-3.58%	-3.43%	-2.82%
Digi International	8.45%	11.16%	7.83%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CALX or DGII?

Digi International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Calix. Calix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Digi International, 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
Calix	$825.45M	3.21	-$29.75M	-$0.52	-78.65
Digi International	$421.82M	2.38	$22.50M	$0.96	28.33

Does the media favor CALX or DGII?

In the previous week, Calix had 23 more articles in the media than Digi International. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Calix and 2 mentions for Digi International. Digi International's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Calix's score of 0.80 indicating that Digi International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Calix	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Digi International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Digi International beats Calix on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.