KVHI vs. AVNW, CMTL, AWRE, CSCO, QCOM, PANW, MSI, SATS, CIEN, and FFIV
Should you be buying KVH Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KVH Industries include Aviat Networks (AVNW), Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL), Aware (AWRE), Cisco Systems (CSCO), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Motorola Solutions (MSI), EchoStar (SATS), Ciena (CIEN), and F5 (FFIV). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry.
KVH Industries vs. Its Competitors
Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW) and KVH Industries (NASDAQ:KVHI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.
Aviat Networks has higher revenue and earnings than KVH Industries. KVH Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aviat Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Aviat Networks had 2 more articles in the media than KVH Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Aviat Networks and 0 mentions for KVH Industries. Aviat Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat KVH Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Aviat Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.
78.6% of Aviat Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of KVH Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Aviat Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.1% of KVH Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Aviat Networks presently has a consensus target price of $36.50, indicating a potential upside of 65.57%. Given Aviat Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aviat Networks is more favorable than KVH Industries.
Aviat Networks has a net margin of 0.31% compared to KVH Industries' net margin of -5.83%. Aviat Networks' return on equity of 5.77% beat KVH Industries' return on equity.
Aviat Networks has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KVH Industries has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Aviat Networks beats KVH Industries on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:KVHI) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
