Digital Ally (NASDAQ:DGLY) and CommScope (NASDAQ:COMM) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
12.5% of Digital Ally shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of CommScope shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.8% of Digital Ally shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of CommScope shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Digital Ally and CommScope's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Digital Ally | $10.44 million | 9.57 | $-10,010,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
CommScope | $8.35 billion | 0.40 | $-929,500,000.00 | $1.79 | 9.06 |
Digital Ally has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CommScope.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Digital Ally and CommScope, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Digital Ally | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
CommScope | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.46 |
Digital Ally presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 168.82%. CommScope has a consensus price target of $16.2727, suggesting a potential upside of 0.33%. Given Digital Ally's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Digital Ally is more favorable than CommScope.
Profitability
This table compares Digital Ally and CommScope's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Digital Ally | -56.38% | -135.21% | -35.26% |
CommScope | -12.02% | 51.48% | 1.80% |
Risk & Volatility
Digital Ally has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CommScope has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
CommScope beats Digital Ally on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.