Itron (ITRI) Competitors

Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI) and Coherent (NYSE:COHR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, ITRI or COHR?

Itron has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coherent has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ITRI or COHR more profitable?

Itron has a net margin of 9.37% compared to Coherent's net margin of 1.28%. Itron's return on equity of 19.03% beat Coherent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Itron	9.37%	19.03%	8.53%
Coherent	1.28%	8.29%	3.25%

Which has better valuation and earnings, ITRI or COHR?

Itron has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Coherent. Coherent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Itron, 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
Itron	$2.44B	2.30	$96.92M	$5.48	22.50
Coherent	$5.60B	2.28	-$156.15M	-$0.23	-356.30

Do analysts prefer ITRI or COHR?

Itron currently has a consensus target price of $127.36, indicating a potential upside of 3.28%. Coherent has a consensus target price of $101.67, indicating a potential upside of 24.06%. Given Coherent's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Coherent is more favorable than Itron.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Itron	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Coherent	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor ITRI or COHR?

In the previous week, Itron had 7 more articles in the media than Coherent. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Itron and 5 mentions for Coherent. Itron's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Coherent's score of 0.11 indicating that Itron is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Itron	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coherent	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ITRI or COHR?

96.2% of Itron shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Coherent shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Itron shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Coherent shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ITRI or COHR?

Itron received 12 more outperform votes than Coherent when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.84% of users gave Itron an outperform vote while only 63.04% of users gave Coherent an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Itron	Outperform Votes 592 64.84%	Underperform Votes 321 35.16%
Coherent	Outperform Votes 580 63.04%	Underperform Votes 340 36.96%

Summary

Itron beats Coherent on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.