UTStarcom (UTSI) Competitors

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UTSI vs. AIRG, IPWR, FTCI, ICG, and NA

Should you buy UTStarcom stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares UTStarcom with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with UTStarcom include Airgain (AIRG), Ideal Power (IPWR), FTC Solar (FTCI), Intchains Group (ICG), and Nano Labs (NA). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

How does UTStarcom compare to Airgain?

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

UTStarcom has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Airgain's net margin of -13.22%. UTStarcom's return on equity of 0.00% beat Airgain's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Airgain	-13.22%	-15.42%	-9.93%
UTStarcom	N/A	N/A	N/A

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	1.74	-$6.43M	-$0.55	N/A
UTStarcom	$8.98M	2.71	-$7.95M	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Airgain and Airgain both had 2 articles in the media. UTStarcom's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Airgain's score of 0.37 indicating that UTStarcom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Airgain	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
UTStarcom	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

52.8% of Airgain shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of UTStarcom shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.8% of Airgain shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of UTStarcom shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Airgain has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, UTStarcom has a beta of -0.1, indicating that its stock price is 110% less volatile than the broader market.

Airgain currently has a consensus target price of $7.70, suggesting a potential upside of 8.60%. Given Airgain's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

Summary

Airgain beats UTStarcom on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does UTStarcom compare to Ideal Power?

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

In the previous week, Ideal Power had 3 more articles in the media than UTStarcom. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ideal Power and 2 mentions for UTStarcom. UTStarcom's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Ideal Power's score of 0.45 indicating that UTStarcom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
UTStarcom	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ideal Power	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

1.8% of UTStarcom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Ideal Power shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of UTStarcom shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ideal Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

UTStarcom has a beta of -0.1, meaning that its share price is 110% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ideal Power has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the broader market.

Ideal Power has a consensus target price of $10.75, indicating a potential upside of 87.61%. Given Ideal Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ideal Power 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
Ideal Power	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

UTStarcom has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ideal Power's net margin of -26,225.58%. UTStarcom's return on equity of 0.00% beat Ideal Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UTStarcom	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ideal Power	-26,225.58%	-94.92%	-79.81%

UTStarcom has higher revenue and earnings than Ideal Power.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UTStarcom	$8.98M	2.71	-$7.95M	N/A	N/A
Ideal Power	$40K	1,832.17	-$10.58M	-$1.19	N/A

Summary

Ideal Power beats UTStarcom on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does UTStarcom compare to FTC Solar?

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

FTC Solar has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 153.04%. Given FTC Solar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FTC Solar 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
FTC Solar	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

UTStarcom has a net margin of 0.00% compared to FTC Solar's net margin of -42.12%. UTStarcom's return on equity of 0.00% beat FTC Solar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UTStarcom	N/A	N/A	N/A
FTC Solar	-42.12%	-549.96%	-37.17%

1.8% of UTStarcom shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.4% of FTC Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of UTStarcom shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.0% of FTC Solar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, UTStarcom had 2 more articles in the media than FTC Solar. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for UTStarcom and 0 mentions for FTC Solar. UTStarcom's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat FTC Solar's score of 0.00 indicating that UTStarcom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
UTStarcom	Positive
FTC Solar	Neutral

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UTStarcom	$8.98M	2.71	-$7.95M	N/A	N/A
FTC Solar	$99.69M	0.79	-$79.58M	-$5.74	N/A

UTStarcom has a beta of -0.1, meaning that its share price is 110% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FTC Solar has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

UTStarcom and FTC Solar tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does UTStarcom compare to Intchains Group?

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

Intchains Group has higher revenue and earnings than UTStarcom.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UTStarcom	$8.98M	2.71	-$7.95M	N/A	N/A
Intchains Group	$31.58M	1.81	-$6.80M	-$0.12	N/A

UTStarcom has a beta of -0.1, suggesting that its stock price is 110% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Intchains Group has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the broader market.

Intchains Group has a consensus target price of $5.25, suggesting a potential upside of 458.51%. Given Intchains Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Intchains Group 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
Intchains Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

UTStarcom has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Intchains Group's net margin of -24.68%. UTStarcom's return on equity of 0.00% beat Intchains Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UTStarcom	N/A	N/A	N/A
Intchains Group	-24.68%	-5.29%	-5.08%

In the previous week, Intchains Group had 1 more articles in the media than UTStarcom. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Intchains Group and 2 mentions for UTStarcom. UTStarcom's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Intchains Group's score of 0.00 indicating that UTStarcom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
UTStarcom	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Intchains Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

1.8% of UTStarcom shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of UTStarcom shares are owned by 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.

Summary

UTStarcom and Intchains Group tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does UTStarcom compare to Nano Labs?

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

50.7% of Nano Labs shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of UTStarcom shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of UTStarcom shares are owned by 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.

Nano Labs has a beta of 2.23, indicating that its stock price is 123% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, UTStarcom has a beta of -0.1, indicating that its stock price is 110% less volatile than the broader market.

Nano Labs has higher earnings, but lower revenue than UTStarcom.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nano Labs	$3.84M	15.18	$19.27M	N/A	N/A
UTStarcom	$8.98M	2.71	-$7.95M	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nano Labs	N/A	N/A	N/A
UTStarcom	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, UTStarcom had 2 more articles in the media than Nano Labs. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for UTStarcom and 0 mentions for Nano Labs. UTStarcom's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Nano Labs' score of 0.00 indicating that UTStarcom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nano Labs	Neutral
UTStarcom	Positive

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

Summary

Nano Labs and UTStarcom tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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UTSI vs. The Competition

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Metric	UTStarcom	Communications Components Industry	Computer Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$23.98M	$18.04B	$39.37B	$12.34B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.19%	3.19%	5.28%
P/E Ratio	N/A	60.46	79.19	25.66
Price / Sales	2.71	6.23	627.76	86.31
Price / Cash	N/A	64.82	48.72	56.67
Price / Book	0.69	7.97	10.54	7.14
Net Income	-$7.95M	-$6.80M	$1.07B	$335.98M
7 Day Performance	1.18%	7.08%	3.76%	4.11%
1 Month Performance	6.47%	16.62%	6.26%	2.52%
1 Year Performance	-0.71%	181.30%	169.86%	35.04%

UTStarcom Competitors List

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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	0.569 of 5 stars	$2.65 +1.6%	N/A	-0.7%	$23.98M	$8.98M	N/A	240
AIRG Airgain	2.2783 of 5 stars	$6.97 +3.7%	$7.70 +10.5%	+71.3%	$85.18M	$51.78M	N/A	140	Analyst Downgrade Gap Down
IPWR Ideal Power	2.0283 of 5 stars	$5.74 -4.8%	$10.75 +87.3%	+14.4%	$77.11M	$40K	N/A	7
FTCI FTC Solar	2.6586 of 5 stars	$4.37 +2.1%	$12.50 +186.0%	+41.1%	$68.50M	$99.69M	N/A	220	Gap Down
ICG Intchains Group	2.2254 of 5 stars	$1.01 -4.7%	$5.25 +419.8%	-56.5%	$64.36M	$31.58M	N/A	133	News Coverage Gap Up

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