Harmonic (HLIT) Competitors $9.00 +0.11 (+1.24%) Closing price 07/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.26 +0.26 (+2.89%) As of 07/25/2025 06:09 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HLIT vs. AUDC, CLFD, ANET, OOMA, CALX, EXTR, VSAT, BELFB, DGII, and NTGRShould 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), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Viasat (VSAT), 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 Clearfield Arista Networks Ooma Calix Extreme Networks Viasat Bel Fuse Digi International NETGEAR Harmonic (NASDAQ:HLIT) and AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability. Which has more volatility & risk, HLIT or AUDC? Harmonic has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AudioCodes has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is HLIT or AUDC more profitable? Harmonic has a net margin of 7.72% compared to AudioCodes' net margin of 7.11%. Harmonic's return on equity of 18.28% beat AudioCodes' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Harmonic7.72% 18.28% 10.41% AudioCodes 7.11%10.22%5.82% Do insiders & institutionals believe in HLIT or AUDC? 99.4% of Harmonic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of AudioCodes shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Harmonic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 48.8% of AudioCodes shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor HLIT or AUDC? In the previous week, Harmonic had 5 more articles in the media than AudioCodes. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Harmonic and 3 mentions for AudioCodes. Harmonic's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat AudioCodes' score of 0.82 indicating that Harmonic is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Harmonic 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AudioCodes 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer HLIT or AUDC? Harmonic presently has a consensus target price of $12.33, suggesting a potential upside of 37.04%. AudioCodes has a consensus target price of $11.25, suggesting a potential upside of 7.45%. Given Harmonic's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Harmonic is more favorable than AudioCodes.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Harmonic 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29AudioCodes 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has better earnings & valuation, HLIT or AUDC? Harmonic has higher revenue and earnings than AudioCodes. AudioCodes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Harmonic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHarmonic$678.72M1.50$39.22M$0.4520.00AudioCodes$242.18M1.28$15.31M$0.5618.70 SummaryHarmonic beats AudioCodes on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Harmonic News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HLIT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HLIT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart HLIT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHarmonicCommunications Components IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.01B$3.79B$28.91B$9.50BDividend YieldN/A2.40%3.02%4.01%P/E Ratio20.0061.0534.2320.05Price / Sales1.502.111,715.6089.38Price / Cash12.6318.5038.3858.56Price / Book2.262.477.795.87Net Income$39.22M-$16.41M$782.91M$258.55M7 Day Performance-2.70%0.33%0.81%3.73%1 Month Performance-4.46%6.31%6.12%11.75%1 Year Performance-25.25%15.88%52,641.07%18.03% Harmonic Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HLITHarmonic4.605 of 5 stars$9.00+1.2%$12.33+37.0%-24.3%$1.01B$678.72M20.001,240Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAUDCAudioCodes3.6581 of 5 stars$9.13-1.7%$11.25+23.2%-3.8%$270.98M$242.47M16.30880Upcoming EarningsCLFDClearfield1.2611 of 5 stars$41.56+0.3%$46.75+12.5%+7.6%$574.78M$166.71M-296.861,130Upcoming EarningsANETArista Networks4.3672 of 5 stars$108.49-0.1%$110.07+1.5%+45.6%$136.25B$7.00B45.924,412Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeOOMAOoma2.841 of 5 stars$12.11+0.3%$17.63+45.5%+15.9%$334.29M$259.38M-63.751,186News CoverageCALXCalix1.4945 of 5 stars$50.55+0.1%$48.50-4.0%+59.3%$3.28B$831.52M-97.201,820Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionEXTRExtreme Networks3.0842 of 5 stars$17.07-1.3%$18.92+10.8%+30.0%$2.27B$1.09B-41.632,656Positive NewsVSATViasat4.3035 of 5 stars$14.91-0.7%$19.00+27.4%-22.2%$1.94B$4.52B-3.357,000BELFBBel Fuse3.1969 of 5 stars$101.66+0.5%$106.60+4.9%+64.3%$1.29B$558.94M29.555,370Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpDGIIDigi International1.0339 of 5 stars$32.65-3.1%$35.67+9.2%+31.2%$1.21B$418.62M28.89790Positive NewsNTGRNETGEAR3.9523 of 5 stars$30.00+3.0%$29.00-3.3%+65.3%$863.40M$673.76M36.59690Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AUDC Alternatives CLFD Alternatives ANET Alternatives OOMA Alternatives CALX Alternatives EXTR Alternatives VSAT Alternatives BELFB Alternatives DGII Alternatives NTGR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HLIT) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump's 2025 Economic Revolution Is Here Are Your Retirement Savings Ready?Time is short. 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