Harmonic (HLIT) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HLIT or CALX?

Harmonic received 6 more outperform votes than Calix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.56% of users gave Harmonic an outperform vote while only 58.60% of users gave Calix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Harmonic	Outperform Votes 367 60.56%	Underperform Votes 239 39.44%
Calix	Outperform Votes 361 58.60%	Underperform Votes 255 41.40%

Do analysts recommend HLIT or CALX?

Harmonic currently has a consensus target price of $12.33, indicating a potential upside of 34.35%. Calix has a consensus target price of $47.83, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Harmonic's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Harmonic is more favorable than Calix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Harmonic	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Calix	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Is HLIT or CALX more profitable?

Harmonic has a net margin of 5.78% compared to Calix's net margin of -3.58%. Harmonic's return on equity of 15.90% beat Calix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Harmonic	5.78%	15.90%	8.96%
Calix	-3.58%	-3.43%	-2.82%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HLIT or CALX?

99.4% of Harmonic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Calix shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Harmonic shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of Calix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HLIT or CALX?

Harmonic has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Calix. Calix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Harmonic, 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
Harmonic	$689.80M	1.51	$39.22M	$0.45	20.40
Calix	$825.45M	3.76	-$29.75M	-$0.52	-91.98

Which has more volatility and risk, HLIT or CALX?

Harmonic has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calix has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer HLIT or CALX?

In the previous week, Calix had 6 more articles in the media than Harmonic. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Calix and 3 mentions for Harmonic. Harmonic's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Calix's score of 0.86 indicating that Harmonic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Harmonic	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Calix	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Harmonic beats Calix on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.