NETGEAR (NTGR) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NTGR or CALX?

83.0% of NETGEAR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Calix shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of NETGEAR shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of Calix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to NTGR or CALX?

In the previous week, Calix had 9 more articles in the media than NETGEAR. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Calix and 8 mentions for NETGEAR. NETGEAR's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Calix's score of 1.33 indicating that NETGEAR is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NETGEAR	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Calix	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NTGR or CALX?

NETGEAR received 2 more outperform votes than Calix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.40% of users gave NETGEAR an outperform vote while only 58.60% of users gave Calix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NETGEAR	Outperform Votes 363 60.40%	Underperform Votes 238 39.60%
Calix	Outperform Votes 361 58.60%	Underperform Votes 255 41.40%

Is NTGR or CALX more profitable?

NETGEAR has a net margin of 1.83% compared to Calix's net margin of -3.58%. Calix's return on equity of -3.43% beat NETGEAR's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NETGEAR	1.83%	-9.24%	-5.83%
Calix	-3.58%	-3.43%	-2.82%

Which has more volatility and risk, NTGR or CALX?

NETGEAR has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calix has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NTGR or CALX?

NETGEAR has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Calix. Calix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NETGEAR, 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
NETGEAR	$671.23M	1.29	$12.36M	$0.82	36.55
Calix	$825.45M	3.69	-$29.75M	-$0.52	-90.39

Do analysts recommend NTGR or CALX?

NETGEAR presently has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.24%. Calix has a consensus price target of $47.83, suggesting a potential upside of 1.77%. Given Calix's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Calix is more favorable than NETGEAR.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NETGEAR	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Calix	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

Calix beats NETGEAR on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.