Globalstar (GSAT) Competitors

BCE (NYSE:BCE) and Globalstar (NASDAQ:GSAT) are both communication companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Is BCE or GSAT more profitable?

BCE has a net margin of 1.96% compared to Globalstar's net margin of -17.80%. BCE's return on equity of 18.89% beat Globalstar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BCE	1.96%	18.89%	3.74%
Globalstar	-17.80%	-1.17%	-0.27%

Do analysts recommend BCE or GSAT?

BCE presently has a consensus price target of $32.50, indicating a potential upside of 36.04%. Given BCE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BCE is more favorable than Globalstar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BCE	5 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.93
Globalstar	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BCE or GSAT?

BCE has higher revenue and earnings than Globalstar. Globalstar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BCE, 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
BCE	$17.82B	1.25	$251.05M	$0.29	82.38
Globalstar	$250.35M	21.94	-$63.16M	-$0.45	-96.36

Does the media refer more to BCE or GSAT?

In the previous week, BCE had 3 more articles in the media than Globalstar. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for BCE and 8 mentions for Globalstar. BCE's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Globalstar's score of 0.47 indicating that BCE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BCE	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Globalstar	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BCE or GSAT?

41.5% of BCE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of Globalstar shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of BCE shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.0% of Globalstar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, BCE or GSAT?

BCE has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globalstar has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BCE beats Globalstar on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.