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UEIC vs. GRMN, GNSS, KOSS, SYNX, IMTE, SONY, KN, ARLO, SONO, and UIS

Should you be buying Universal Electronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Universal Electronics include Garmin (GRMN), Genasys (GNSS), Koss (KOSS), Silynxcom (SYNX), Integrated Media Technology (IMTE), Sony Group (SONY), Knowles (KN), Arlo Technologies (ARLO), Sonos (SONO), and Unisys (UIS).

Universal Electronics vs.

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 businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Universal Electronics presently has a consensus price target of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 111.06%. Garmin has a consensus price target of $206.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.23%. Given Universal Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Garmin
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

79.3% of Universal Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.6% of Garmin shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of Universal Electronics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Garmin shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Garmin has a net margin of 22.42% compared to Universal Electronics' net margin of -6.09%. Garmin's return on equity of 19.31% beat Universal Electronics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Universal Electronics-6.09% -3.67% -1.88%
Garmin 22.42%19.31%15.66%

Garmin received 117 more outperform votes than Universal Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.80% of users gave Universal Electronics an outperform vote while only 51.65% of users gave Garmin an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Universal ElectronicsOutperform Votes
337
57.80%
Underperform Votes
246
42.20%
GarminOutperform Votes
454
51.65%
Underperform Votes
425
48.35%

In the previous week, Garmin had 31 more articles in the media than Universal Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Garmin and 6 mentions for Universal Electronics. Universal Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Garmin's score of 0.95 indicating that Universal Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Universal Electronics$395.31M0.23-$98.24M-$1.66-4.14
Garmin$6.45B6.01$1.29B$7.6026.51

Universal Electronics has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Garmin has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Garmin beats Universal Electronics on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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UEIC vs. The Competition

MetricUniversal ElectronicsHousehold audio & video equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$90.49M$14.90B$25.32B$8.44B
Dividend YieldN/A1.87%2.89%4.11%
P/E Ratio-3.713.3244.7819.78
Price / Sales0.234.402,071.84118.50
Price / CashN/A24.8334.7834.62
Price / Book0.502.866.674.52
Net Income-$98.24M$670.70M$739.99M$248.32M
7 Day Performance-6.02%-0.85%-0.21%0.58%
1 Month Performance43.72%11.37%13.48%13.09%
1 Year Performance-43.46%48.14%52,670.08%7.74%

Universal Electronics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UEIC
Universal Electronics
4.8799 of 5 stars
$6.92
+1.5%
$14.50
+109.5%
-41.9%$91.14M$395.31M-3.743,940
GRMN
Garmin
3.9587 of 5 stars
$204.90
-0.2%
$194.80
-4.9%
+17.7%$39.45B$6.45B28.0319,700Analyst Revision
GNSS
Genasys
3.83 of 5 stars
$1.68
-0.6%
$5.33
+217.5%
-4.7%$75.86M$27.78M-2.55170Analyst Downgrade
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KOSS
Koss
0.357 of 5 stars
$5.29
-2.0%
N/A+12.2%$49.60M$12.43M-66.1330
SYNX
Silynxcom
N/A$1.90
-1.6%
N/A-28.0%$6.01M$9.89M0.00N/AGap Down
IMTE
Integrated Media Technology
N/A$1.25
+5.9%
N/A-41.1%$4.29M$113,200.000.0010
SONY
Sony Group
2.6983 of 5 stars
$25.05
+1.5%
$28.00
+11.8%
+659.5%$149.26B$12.96T20.33108,900Positive News
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KN
Knowles
1.3281 of 5 stars
$16.94
-1.1%
$19.33
+14.1%
-5.3%$1.47B$552.40M-6.397,000Trending News
ARLO
Arlo Technologies
2.7138 of 5 stars
$13.62
-0.7%
$20.25
+48.7%
+11.5%$1.41B$505.75M-54.48350
SONO
Sonos
1.4689 of 5 stars
$10.62
-2.5%
$12.25
+15.3%
-39.9%$1.28B$1.46B-18.631,840
UIS
Unisys
4.5485 of 5 stars
$5.24
-2.4%
$6.50
+24.0%
+6.1%$372.39M$1.95B-1.8516,200Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:UEIC) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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