Do analysts rate INSG or UTSI?

Inseego presently has a consensus target price of $13.25, suggesting a potential upside of 219.28%. Given Inseego's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Inseego is more favorable than UTStarcom. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Inseego 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 UTStarcom 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, INSG or UTSI?

Inseego has higher revenue and earnings than UTStarcom. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Inseego $172.61M 0.39 $840K $0.13 31.92 UTStarcom $8.98M 2.41 -$7.95M N/A N/A

Is INSG or UTSI more profitable?

UTStarcom has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Inseego's net margin of -6.41%. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Inseego -6.41% N/A -8.89% UTStarcom N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts rate UTSI or GNSS?

Genasys has a consensus price target of $3.87, suggesting a potential upside of 199.74%. Given Genasys' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Genasys is more favorable than UTStarcom. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score UTStarcom 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Genasys 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, UTSI or GNSS?

UTStarcom has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Genasys. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio UTStarcom $8.98M 2.41 -$7.95M N/A N/A Genasys $40.76M 1.44 -$18.11M -$0.13 N/A

Is UTSI or GNSS more profitable?

UTStarcom has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Genasys' net margin of -10.86%. UTStarcom's return on equity of 0.00% beat Genasys' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets UTStarcom N/A N/A N/A Genasys -10.86% -435.06% -9.83%

Do analysts prefer AIRG or UTSI?

Airgain currently has a consensus target price of $7.70, indicating a potential upside of 83.77%. Given Airgain's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Airgain is more favorable than UTStarcom. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Airgain 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 UTStarcom 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AIRG or UTSI?

Airgain has higher revenue and earnings than UTStarcom. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Airgain $51.78M 1.06 -$6.43M -$0.56 N/A UTStarcom $8.98M 2.41 -$7.95M N/A N/A

Is AIRG or UTSI more profitable?

UTStarcom has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Airgain's net margin of -13.65%. UTStarcom's return on equity of 0.00% beat Airgain's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Airgain -13.65% -13.72% -8.74% UTStarcom N/A N/A N/A

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CMTL or UTSI?

UTStarcom has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Comtech Telecommunications. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Comtech Telecommunications $249.61M 0.17 -$155.30M -$2.31 N/A UTStarcom $8.98M 2.41 -$7.95M N/A N/A

Do analysts prefer UTSI or FKWL?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score UTStarcom 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Franklin Wireless 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, UTSI or FKWL?

Franklin Wireless has higher revenue and earnings than UTStarcom. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio UTStarcom $8.98M 2.41 -$7.95M N/A N/A Franklin Wireless $36.51M 0.72 -$4.74M -$0.40 N/A

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UTSI vs. INSG, GNSS, AIRG, CMTL, and FKWL

Should you buy UTStarcom stock or one of its competitors? UTStarcom's main competitors and comparable companies include Inseego (INSG), Genasys (GNSS), Airgain (AIRG), Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL), and Franklin Wireless (FKWL). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry.

How does UTStarcom compare to Inseego?

Inseego (NASDAQ:INSG) and UTStarcom (NASDAQ:UTSI) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

UTStarcom has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Inseego's net margin of -6.41%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inseego	-6.41%	N/A	-8.89%
UTStarcom	N/A	N/A	N/A

Inseego presently has a consensus target price of $13.25, suggesting a potential upside of 219.28%. Given Inseego's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Inseego is more favorable than UTStarcom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inseego	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
UTStarcom	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

34.2% of Inseego shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of UTStarcom shares are held by institutional investors. 21.7% of Inseego shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of UTStarcom shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Inseego had 8 more articles in the media than UTStarcom. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Inseego and 1 mentions for UTStarcom. UTStarcom's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Inseego's score of 0.99 indicating that UTStarcom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Inseego	Positive
UTStarcom	Very Positive

Inseego has higher revenue and earnings than UTStarcom.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inseego	$172.61M	0.39	$840K	$0.13	31.92
UTStarcom	$8.98M	2.41	-$7.95M	N/A	N/A

Inseego has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, UTStarcom has a beta of -0.08, indicating that its stock price is 108% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Inseego beats UTStarcom on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does UTStarcom compare to Genasys?

UTStarcom (NASDAQ:UTSI) and Genasys (NASDAQ:GNSS) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

In the previous week, UTStarcom and UTStarcom both had 1 articles in the media. UTStarcom's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Genasys' score of 1.79 indicating that UTStarcom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
UTStarcom	Very Positive
Genasys	Very Positive

Genasys has a consensus price target of $3.87, suggesting a potential upside of 199.74%. Given Genasys' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Genasys is more favorable than UTStarcom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UTStarcom	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Genasys	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

1.8% of UTStarcom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Genasys shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of UTStarcom shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Genasys shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

UTStarcom has a beta of -0.08, meaning that its stock price is 108% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Genasys has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

UTStarcom has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Genasys' net margin of -10.86%. UTStarcom's return on equity of 0.00% beat Genasys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UTStarcom	N/A	N/A	N/A
Genasys	-10.86%	-435.06%	-9.83%

UTStarcom has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Genasys.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UTStarcom	$8.98M	2.41	-$7.95M	N/A	N/A
Genasys	$40.76M	1.44	-$18.11M	-$0.13	N/A

Summary

Genasys beats UTStarcom on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does UTStarcom compare to Airgain?

Airgain (NASDAQ:AIRG) and UTStarcom (NASDAQ:UTSI) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

52.8% of Airgain shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of UTStarcom shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.5% of Airgain shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of UTStarcom shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Airgain had 5 more articles in the media than UTStarcom. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Airgain and 1 mentions for UTStarcom. UTStarcom's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Airgain's score of 0.89 indicating that UTStarcom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Airgain	Positive
UTStarcom	Very Positive

Airgain currently has a consensus target price of $7.70, indicating a potential upside of 83.77%. Given Airgain's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Airgain is more favorable than UTStarcom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Airgain	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
UTStarcom	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Airgain has higher revenue and earnings than UTStarcom.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Airgain	$51.78M	1.06	-$6.43M	-$0.56	N/A
UTStarcom	$8.98M	2.41	-$7.95M	N/A	N/A

Airgain has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, UTStarcom has a beta of -0.08, suggesting that its stock price is 108% less volatile than the broader market.

UTStarcom has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Airgain's net margin of -13.65%. UTStarcom's return on equity of 0.00% beat Airgain's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Airgain	-13.65%	-13.72%	-8.74%
UTStarcom	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

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

How does UTStarcom compare to Comtech Telecommunications?

Comtech Telecommunications (NASDAQ:CMTL) and UTStarcom (NASDAQ:UTSI) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

UTStarcom has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Comtech Telecommunications' net margin of -9.27%. Comtech Telecommunications' return on equity of 9.78% beat UTStarcom's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Comtech Telecommunications	-9.27%	9.78%	0.93%
UTStarcom	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Comtech Telecommunications had 15 more articles in the media than UTStarcom. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Comtech Telecommunications and 1 mentions for UTStarcom. UTStarcom's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Comtech Telecommunications' score of 0.43 indicating that UTStarcom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Comtech Telecommunications	Neutral
UTStarcom	Very Positive

1.8% of UTStarcom shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Comtech Telecommunications shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of UTStarcom shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

UTStarcom has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Comtech Telecommunications.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Comtech Telecommunications	$249.61M	0.17	-$155.30M	-$2.31	N/A
UTStarcom	$8.98M	2.41	-$7.95M	N/A	N/A

Comtech Telecommunications has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, UTStarcom has a beta of -0.08, suggesting that its stock price is 108% less volatile than the broader market.

Comtech Telecommunications currently has a consensus price target of $3.63, indicating a potential upside of 150.00%. Given Comtech Telecommunications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Comtech Telecommunications is more favorable than UTStarcom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Comtech Telecommunications	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
UTStarcom	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Summary

Comtech Telecommunications beats UTStarcom on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does UTStarcom compare to Franklin Wireless?

UTStarcom (NASDAQ:UTSI) and Franklin Wireless (NASDAQ:FKWL) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, UTStarcom and UTStarcom both had 1 articles in the media. UTStarcom's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Franklin Wireless' score of 1.79 indicating that UTStarcom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
UTStarcom	Very Positive
Franklin Wireless	Very Positive

UTStarcom has a beta of -0.08, indicating that its stock price is 108% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Franklin Wireless has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the broader market.

UTStarcom has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Franklin Wireless' net margin of -12.99%. UTStarcom's return on equity of 0.00% beat Franklin Wireless' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UTStarcom	N/A	N/A	N/A
Franklin Wireless	-12.99%	-1.70%	-1.20%

Franklin Wireless has higher revenue and earnings than UTStarcom.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UTStarcom	$8.98M	2.41	-$7.95M	N/A	N/A
Franklin Wireless	$36.51M	0.72	-$4.74M	-$0.40	N/A

1.8% of UTStarcom shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of Franklin Wireless shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of UTStarcom shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.4% of Franklin Wireless shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UTStarcom	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Franklin Wireless	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Summary

UTStarcom and Franklin Wireless tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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UTSI vs. The Competition

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Metric	UTStarcom	Communications Equipment Industry	Technology Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$21.50M	$16.40B	$30.31B	$12.93B
Dividend Yield	N/A	4.22%	2.77%	19.61%
P/E Ratio	N/A	25.97	65.86	19.70
Price / Sales	2.41	33.82	577.98	86.68
Price / Cash	N/A	90.71	47.07	51.56
Price / Book	0.61	6.74	7.76	6.01
Net Income	-$7.95M	$316.21M	$766.36M	$380.68M
7 Day Performance	4.38%	-3.64%	-3.47%	-3.15%
1 Month Performance	7.72%	-2.51%	-2.27%	-5.18%
1 Year Performance	0.38%	47.18%	162.97%	-4.07%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
UTSI UTStarcom	1.1161 of 5 stars	$2.36 +0.8%	N/A	-0.1%	$21.50M	$8.98M	N/A	206	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
INSG Inseego	3.273 of 5 stars	$4.02 -4.1%	$13.25 +229.6%	-73.4%	$68.80M	$166.19M	N/A	275	News Coverage
GNSS Genasys	3.0462 of 5 stars	$1.25 -6.7%	$3.87 +209.3%	-41.9%	$61.03M	$56.89M	N/A	187	Positive News
AIRG Airgain	4.0671 of 5 stars	$4.05 -4.0%	$7.70 +90.1%	+1.5%	$55.28M	$51.35M	N/A	106
CMTL Comtech Telecommunications	3.5368 of 5 stars	$1.28 -1.5%	$2.50 +95.3%	-56.3%	$38.95M	$499.53M	N/A	1,385	Trending News Analyst Forecast Gap Up High Trading Volume

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