NETGEAR (NTGR) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NTGR or CALX?

83.0% of NETGEAR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Calix shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of NETGEAR shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of Calix shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, NTGR or CALX?

NETGEAR has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calix has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer NTGR or CALX?

In the previous week, Calix had 11 more articles in the media than NETGEAR. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Calix and 15 mentions for NETGEAR. Calix's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat NETGEAR's score of 0.82 indicating that Calix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NETGEAR	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Calix	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NTGR or CALX?

NETGEAR received 1 more outperform votes than Calix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.33% of users gave NETGEAR an outperform vote while only 58.60% of users gave Calix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NETGEAR	Outperform Votes 362 60.33%	Underperform Votes 238 39.67%
Calix	Outperform Votes 361 58.60%	Underperform Votes 255 41.40%

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	$673.76M	1.03	$12.36M	$0.40	60.30
Calix	$825.45M	3.21	-$29.75M	-$0.52	-78.65

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%

Do analysts rate NTGR or CALX?

NETGEAR currently has a consensus target price of $21.00, indicating a potential downside of 12.94%. Calix has a consensus target price of $47.83, indicating a potential upside of 16.95%. Given Calix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 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

Summary

Calix beats NETGEAR on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.