Optical Cable (OCC) Competitors

Broadwind (NASDAQ:BWEN) and Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to BWEN or OCC?

In the previous week, Broadwind and Broadwind both had 7 articles in the media. Broadwind's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Optical Cable's score of 0.32 indicating that Broadwind is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Broadwind	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Optical Cable	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BWEN or OCC more profitable?

Broadwind has a net margin of 2.01% compared to Optical Cable's net margin of -6.31%. Broadwind's return on equity of 5.39% beat Optical Cable's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Broadwind	2.01%	5.39%	2.48%
Optical Cable	-6.31%	-19.50%	-10.64%

Do analysts prefer BWEN or OCC?

Broadwind currently has a consensus price target of $4.13, suggesting a potential upside of 119.41%. Given Broadwind's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Broadwind is more favorable than Optical Cable.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Broadwind	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Optical Cable	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BWEN or OCC?

33.3% of Broadwind shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of Optical Cable shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Broadwind shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of Optical Cable shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BWEN or OCC?

Broadwind has higher revenue and earnings than Optical Cable. Broadwind is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Optical Cable, 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
Broadwind	$142.36M	0.30	$7.65M	-$0.04	-47.00
Optical Cable	$69.00M	0.31	-$4.21M	-$0.38	-6.89

Which has more risk and volatility, BWEN or OCC?

Broadwind has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Optical Cable has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BWEN or OCC?

Broadwind received 97 more outperform votes than Optical Cable when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.29% of users gave Optical Cable an outperform vote while only 60.82% of users gave Broadwind an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Broadwind	Outperform Votes 208 60.82%	Underperform Votes 134 39.18%
Optical Cable	Outperform Votes 111 65.29%	Underperform Votes 59 34.71%

Summary

Broadwind beats Optical Cable on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.