UTStarcom (UTSI) Competitors

FTC Solar (NASDAQ:FTCI) and UTStarcom (NASDAQ:UTSI) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media favor FTCI or UTSI?

In the previous week, FTC Solar had 1 more articles in the media than UTStarcom. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for FTC Solar and 1 mentions for UTStarcom. FTC Solar's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat UTStarcom's score of -1.00 indicating that FTC Solar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FTC Solar	Neutral
UTStarcom	Negative

Is FTCI or UTSI more profitable?

UTStarcom has a net margin of 0.00% compared to FTC Solar's net margin of -78.56%. UTStarcom's return on equity of 0.00% beat FTC Solar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FTC Solar	-78.56%	-177.60%	-52.99%
UTStarcom	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate FTCI or UTSI?

FTC Solar presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential downside of 16.39%. Given FTC Solar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe FTC Solar is more favorable than UTStarcom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FTC Solar	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
UTStarcom	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FTCI or UTSI?

45.4% of FTC Solar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of UTStarcom shares are held by institutional investors. 24.9% of FTC Solar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of UTStarcom shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FTCI or UTSI?

UTStarcom has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FTC Solar.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FTC Solar	$47.35M	1.88	-$48.61M	-$3.74	-1.60
UTStarcom	$10.88M	2.05	-$4.37M	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, FTCI or UTSI?

FTC Solar has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UTStarcom has a beta of 0.08, suggesting that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

FTC Solar beats UTStarcom on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.