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UTSI vs. REKR, AIRG, FTCI, IPWR, and SPCB

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 Rekor Systems (REKR), Airgain (AIRG), FTC Solar (FTCI), Ideal Power (IPWR), and SuperCom (SPCB). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

How does UTStarcom compare to Rekor Systems?

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

Rekor Systems has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its share price is 83% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, UTStarcom has a beta of -0.06, suggesting that its share price is 106% less volatile than the broader market.

UTStarcom has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rekor Systems.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Rekor Systems$48.45M1.73-$31.46M-$0.23N/A
UTStarcom$8.98M2.48-$7.95MN/AN/A

45.7% of Rekor Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of UTStarcom shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Rekor Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of UTStarcom shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

UTStarcom has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Rekor Systems' net margin of -60.48%. UTStarcom's return on equity of 0.00% beat Rekor Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rekor Systems-60.48% -80.28% -36.87%
UTStarcom N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Rekor Systems and Rekor Systems both had 2 articles in the media. UTStarcom's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Rekor Systems' score of 0.34 indicating that UTStarcom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Rekor Systems Neutral
UTStarcom Positive

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rekor Systems
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

UTStarcom beats Rekor Systems on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does UTStarcom compare to Airgain?

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

UTStarcom has a beta of -0.06, suggesting that its share price is 106% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Airgain has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

1.8% of UTStarcom shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.8% of Airgain shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of UTStarcom shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of Airgain shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, UTStarcom and UTStarcom both had 2 articles in the media. UTStarcom's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Airgain's score of 0.93 indicating that UTStarcom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
UTStarcom Positive
Airgain Positive

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
UTStarcomN/A N/A N/A
Airgain -13.22%-15.42%-9.93%

Airgain has a consensus price target of $7.70, indicating a potential upside of 31.40%. Given Airgain's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Airgain 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
Airgain
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Airgain has higher revenue and earnings than UTStarcom.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
UTStarcom$8.98M2.48-$7.95MN/AN/A
Airgain$51.78M1.44-$6.43M-$0.55N/A

Summary

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

How does UTStarcom compare to FTC Solar?

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

45.4% of FTC Solar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of UTStarcom shares are held by institutional investors. 21.0% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FTC Solar$99.69M0.48-$79.58M-$5.74N/A
UTStarcom$8.98M2.48-$7.95MN/AN/A

In the previous week, FTC Solar had 1 more articles in the media than UTStarcom. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for FTC Solar and 2 mentions for UTStarcom. UTStarcom's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat FTC Solar's score of 1.05 indicating that UTStarcom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
FTC Solar Positive
UTStarcom Positive

FTC Solar has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, UTStarcom has a beta of -0.06, indicating that its stock price is 106% less volatile than the broader market.

FTC Solar presently has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 322.30%. Given FTC Solar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FTC Solar is more favorable than UTStarcom.

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

Summary

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

How does UTStarcom compare to Ideal Power?

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

Ideal Power has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, UTStarcom has a beta of -0.06, meaning that its stock price is 106% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Ideal Power had 1 more articles in the media than UTStarcom. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ideal Power and 2 mentions for UTStarcom. Ideal Power's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat UTStarcom's score of 1.21 indicating that Ideal Power is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Ideal Power Positive
UTStarcom Positive

UTStarcom's return on equity of 0.00% beat Ideal Power's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ideal PowerN/A -94.92% -79.81%
UTStarcom N/A N/A N/A

16.4% of Ideal Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of UTStarcom shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Ideal Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of UTStarcom shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

UTStarcom has higher revenue and earnings than Ideal Power.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ideal Power$40K1,633.79-$10.58M-$1.19N/A
UTStarcom$8.98M2.48-$7.95MN/AN/A

Ideal Power currently has a consensus price target of $10.75, indicating a potential upside of 170.10%. Given Ideal Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ideal Power is more favorable than UTStarcom.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ideal Power
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
UTStarcom
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Summary

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

How does UTStarcom compare to SuperCom?

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

UTStarcom has a beta of -0.06, indicating that its share price is 106% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SuperCom has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, SuperCom had 1 more articles in the media than UTStarcom. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for SuperCom and 2 mentions for UTStarcom. UTStarcom's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat SuperCom's score of 0.29 indicating that UTStarcom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
UTStarcom Positive
SuperCom Neutral

SuperCom has higher revenue and earnings than UTStarcom.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
UTStarcom$8.98M2.48-$7.95MN/AN/A
SuperCom$27.90M2.13$3.75M$0.05214.20

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
SuperCom
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

SuperCom has a net margin of 2.98% compared to UTStarcom's net margin of 0.00%. SuperCom's return on equity of 21.03% beat UTStarcom's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
UTStarcomN/A N/A N/A
SuperCom 2.98%21.03%12.67%

1.8% of UTStarcom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of SuperCom shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of UTStarcom shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of SuperCom shares are held by company 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.

Summary

SuperCom beats UTStarcom on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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UTSI vs. The Competition

MetricUTStarcomCommunications Components IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$21.96M$13.57B$37.12B$12.20B
Dividend YieldN/A2.18%3.17%9.41%
P/E RatioN/A39.58167.8923.62
Price / Sales2.485.13596.1989.60
Price / CashN/A51.0943.4058.78
Price / Book0.637.769.076.01
Net Income-$7.95M-$6.80M$1.07B$331.99M
7 Day Performance-4.53%-3.56%-1.81%-0.63%
1 Month Performance7.78%-6.44%-2.70%-2.00%
1 Year Performance2.80%103.93%133.84%13.62%

UTStarcom Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UTSI
UTStarcom
1.0886 of 5 stars
$2.43
-0.6%
N/A-4.3%$21.96M$8.98MN/A240
REKR
Rekor Systems
0.3063 of 5 stars
$0.66
+6.1%
N/A-54.6%$85.83M$48.45MN/A250
AIRG
Airgain
3.5106 of 5 stars
$6.12
-1.0%
$7.70
+25.8%
+19.3%$78.40M$51.78MN/A140
FTCI
FTC Solar
2.9685 of 5 stars
$4.55
-1.3%
$12.50
+174.7%
-46.8%$73.78M$99.69MN/A220
IPWR
Ideal Power
2.4971 of 5 stars
$4.50
+2.0%
$10.75
+138.9%
-30.3%$72.42M$40KN/A7

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This page (NASDAQ:UTSI) was last updated on 7/25/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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