HLIT vs. AUDC, CLFD, ANET, OOMA, CALX, VSAT, EXTR, BELFB, DGII, and NTGR
Should you be buying Harmonic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Harmonic include AudioCodes (AUDC), Clearfield (CLFD), Arista Networks (ANET), Ooma (OOMA), Calix (CALX), Viasat (VSAT), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Bel Fuse (BELFB), Digi International (DGII), and NETGEAR (NTGR). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Harmonic vs. Its Competitors
AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) and Harmonic (NASDAQ:HLIT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Harmonic had 2 more articles in the media than AudioCodes. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Harmonic and 2 mentions for AudioCodes. Harmonic's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat AudioCodes' score of 0.50 indicating that Harmonic is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
AudioCodes has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Harmonic has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Harmonic has higher revenue and earnings than AudioCodes. Harmonic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AudioCodes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
68.1% of AudioCodes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of Harmonic shares are held by institutional investors. 48.8% of AudioCodes shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Harmonic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Harmonic has a net margin of 9.96% compared to AudioCodes' net margin of 5.66%. Harmonic's return on equity of 17.83% beat AudioCodes' return on equity.
AudioCodes presently has a consensus target price of $11.25, indicating a potential upside of 15.98%. Harmonic has a consensus target price of $11.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.61%. Given Harmonic's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Harmonic is more favorable than AudioCodes.
Summary
Harmonic beats AudioCodes on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:HLIT) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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