Ichor (ICHR) Competitors

Ichor (NASDAQ:ICHR) and Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to ICHR or VIAV?

In the previous week, Ichor and Ichor both had 6 articles in the media. Viavi Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Ichor's score of 0.53 indicating that Viavi Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ichor	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Viavi Solutions	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate ICHR or VIAV?

Ichor currently has a consensus price target of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 104.57%. Viavi Solutions has a consensus price target of $12.69, suggesting a potential upside of 39.27%. Given Ichor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ichor is more favorable than Viavi Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ichor	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Viavi Solutions	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk and volatility, ICHR or VIAV?

Ichor has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viavi Solutions has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ICHR or VIAV more profitable?

Ichor has a net margin of -2.45% compared to Viavi Solutions' net margin of -3.87%. Viavi Solutions' return on equity of 2.90% beat Ichor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ichor	-2.45%	-1.38%	-0.99%
Viavi Solutions	-3.87%	2.90%	1.16%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ICHR or VIAV?

Ichor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Viavi Solutions. Ichor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viavi Solutions, 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
Ichor	$892.12M	0.64	-$20.82M	-$0.48	-34.63
Viavi Solutions	$1.05B	1.94	-$25.80M	$0.02	455.50

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ICHR or VIAV?

94.8% of Ichor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Ichor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ICHR or VIAV?

Viavi Solutions received 214 more outperform votes than Ichor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.33% of users gave Ichor an outperform vote while only 67.46% of users gave Viavi Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ichor	Outperform Votes 468 69.33%	Underperform Votes 207 30.67%
Viavi Solutions	Outperform Votes 682 67.46%	Underperform Votes 329 32.54%

Summary

Viavi Solutions beats Ichor on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.