UEIC vs. GRMN, ABAT, NVX, ELVA, OSS, GAUZ, XCH, WBX, REFR, and SDST
Should you be buying Universal Electronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Universal Electronics include Garmin (GRMN), American Battery Technology (ABAT), NOVONIX (NVX), Electrovaya (ELVA), One Stop Systems (OSS), Gauzy (GAUZ), XCHG (XCH), Wallbox (WBX), Research Frontiers (REFR), and Stardust Power (SDST). These companies are all part of the "elec prods - misc" industry.
Universal Electronics vs. Its 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.
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.
In the previous week, Garmin had 24 more articles in the media than Universal Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Garmin and 1 mentions for Universal Electronics. Garmin's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Universal Electronics' score of 0.71 indicating that Garmin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
Universal Electronics currently has a consensus price target of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 126.80%. Garmin has a consensus price target of $222.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.66%. Given Universal Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Universal Electronics is more favorable than Garmin.
Universal Electronics has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Garmin has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
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.
Summary
Garmin beats Universal Electronics on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:UEIC) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
