Garmin (GRMN) Competitors

Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) and Universal Electronics (NASDAQ:UEIC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Do analysts prefer GRMN or UEIC?

Garmin presently has a consensus target price of $194.80, indicating a potential downside of 2.84%. Universal Electronics has a consensus target price of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 113.55%. Given Universal Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Universal Electronics is more favorable than Garmin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Garmin	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Universal Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GRMN or UEIC?

Garmin received 117 more outperform votes than Universal Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.80% of users gave Universal Electronics an outperform vote while only 51.65% of users gave Garmin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Garmin	Outperform Votes 454 51.65%	Underperform Votes 425 48.35%
Universal Electronics	Outperform Votes 337 57.80%	Underperform Votes 246 42.20%

Does the media refer more to GRMN or UEIC?

In the previous week, Garmin had 7 more articles in the media than Universal Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Garmin and 13 mentions for Universal Electronics. Garmin's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Universal Electronics' score of 0.28 indicating that Garmin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Garmin	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Universal Electronics	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, GRMN or UEIC?

Garmin has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Electronics has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GRMN or UEIC more profitable?

Garmin has a net margin of 22.42% compared to Universal Electronics' net margin of -6.09%. Garmin's return on equity of 19.31% beat Universal Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Garmin	22.42%	19.31%	15.66%
Universal Electronics	-6.09%	-3.67%	-1.88%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GRMN or UEIC?

Garmin has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Electronics. Universal Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Garmin, 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
Garmin	$6.45B	5.98	$1.29B	$7.60	26.38
Universal Electronics	$394.88M	0.23	-$98.24M	-$1.66	-4.09

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GRMN or UEIC?

81.6% of Garmin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.3% of Universal Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of Garmin shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of Universal Electronics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Garmin beats Universal Electronics on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.