Universal Electronics (UEIC) Competitors

Universal Electronics (NASDAQ:UEIC) and Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and profitability.

Do analysts prefer UEIC or GRMN?

Universal Electronics currently has a consensus price target of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 142.50%. Garmin has a consensus price target of $222.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.82%. Given Universal Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Universal Electronics is more favorable than Garmin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Universal Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Garmin	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, UEIC or GRMN?

Garmin has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Electronics. Universal Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Garmin, 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
Universal Electronics	$394.88M	0.15	-$24.03M	-$1.25	-3.63
Garmin	$6.30B	7.21	$1.41B	$8.11	29.06

Does the media refer more to UEIC or GRMN?

In the previous week, Garmin had 27 more articles in the media than Universal Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Garmin and 7 mentions for Universal Electronics. Garmin's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Universal Electronics' score of 0.45 indicating that Garmin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Universal Electronics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Garmin	29 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is UEIC or GRMN more profitable?

Garmin has a net margin of 23.21% compared to Universal Electronics' net margin of -4.07%. Garmin's return on equity of 20.00% beat Universal Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Electronics	-4.07%	-1.02%	-0.50%
Garmin	23.21%	20.00%	16.19%

Which has more risk and volatility, UEIC or GRMN?

Universal Electronics has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Garmin has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of UEIC or GRMN?

79.4% of Universal Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.6% of Garmin shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.5% of Universal Electronics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Garmin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Garmin beats Universal Electronics on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.