Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) Competitors

NextNav (NASDAQ:NN) and Gilat Satellite Networks (NASDAQ:GILT) are both electronic equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NN or GILT?

Gilat Satellite Networks has higher revenue and earnings than NextNav. NextNav is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gilat Satellite 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
NextNav	$5.67M	397.75	-$101.88M	-$1.29	-13.13
Gilat Satellite Networks	$305.45M	2.25	$24.85M	$0.39	30.82

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NN or GILT?

79.2% of NextNav shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.7% of Gilat Satellite Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.7% of NextNav shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Gilat Satellite Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer NN or GILT?

NextNav presently has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.06%. Gilat Satellite Networks has a consensus price target of $11.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.49%. Given NextNav's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe NextNav is more favorable than Gilat Satellite Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NextNav	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Gilat Satellite Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is NN or GILT more profitable?

Gilat Satellite Networks has a net margin of 6.41% compared to NextNav's net margin of -2,678.59%. Gilat Satellite Networks' return on equity of 10.05% beat NextNav's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NextNav	-2,678.59%	-556.83%	-48.66%
Gilat Satellite Networks	6.41%	10.05%	6.02%

Does the media prefer NN or GILT?

In the previous week, Gilat Satellite Networks had 1 more articles in the media than NextNav. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Gilat Satellite Networks and 5 mentions for NextNav. Gilat Satellite Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat NextNav's score of 0.44 indicating that Gilat Satellite Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NextNav	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Gilat Satellite Networks	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, NN or GILT?

NextNav has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gilat Satellite Networks has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gilat Satellite Networks beats NextNav on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.