GILT vs. HIMX, COMM, SEDG, PL, AAOI, PENG, JKS, NSSC, DQ, and BELFA
Should you be buying Gilat Satellite Networks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gilat Satellite Networks include Himax Technologies (HIMX), CommScope (COMM), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), Penguin Solutions (PENG), JinkoSolar (JKS), Napco Security Technologies (NSSC), Daqo New Energy (DQ), and Bel Fuse (BELFA). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Gilat Satellite Networks vs.
Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) and Gilat Satellite Networks (NASDAQ:GILT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.
69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.7% of Gilat Satellite Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Gilat Satellite Networks shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Himax Technologies received 374 more outperform votes than Gilat Satellite Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.32% of users gave Himax Technologies an outperform vote while only 64.38% of users gave Gilat Satellite Networks an outperform vote.
Himax Technologies has a net margin of 8.80% compared to Gilat Satellite Networks' net margin of 8.14%. Gilat Satellite Networks' return on equity of 9.74% beat Himax Technologies' return on equity.
Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gilat Satellite Networks has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Gilat Satellite Networks had 7 more articles in the media than Himax Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Gilat Satellite Networks and 8 mentions for Himax Technologies. Himax Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Gilat Satellite Networks' score of 0.11 indicating that Himax Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Himax Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Gilat Satellite Networks pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Himax Technologies pays out 75.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gilat Satellite Networks pays out 106.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Himax Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $11.90, indicating a potential upside of 41.00%. Gilat Satellite Networks has a consensus price target of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 38.66%. Given Himax Technologies' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Himax Technologies is more favorable than Gilat Satellite Networks.
Himax Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Gilat Satellite Networks. Gilat Satellite Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Himax Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Himax Technologies beats Gilat Satellite Networks on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:GILT) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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