Viavi Solutions (VIAV) Competitors

Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) and Qorvo (NASDAQ:QRVO) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is VIAV or QRVO more profitable?

Qorvo has a net margin of 0.71% compared to Viavi Solutions' net margin of -3.87%. Qorvo's return on equity of 12.41% beat Viavi Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viavi Solutions	-3.87%	2.90%	1.16%
Qorvo	0.71%	12.41%	6.74%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VIAV or QRVO?

95.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.6% of Qorvo shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Qorvo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, VIAV or QRVO?

Viavi Solutions has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qorvo has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to VIAV or QRVO?

In the previous week, Qorvo had 2 more articles in the media than Viavi Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Qorvo and 4 mentions for Viavi Solutions. Qorvo's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Viavi Solutions' score of 0.96 indicating that Qorvo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Viavi Solutions	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Qorvo	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer VIAV or QRVO?

Viavi Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $12.69, indicating a potential upside of 37.09%. Qorvo has a consensus target price of $91.21, indicating a potential upside of 12.96%. Given Viavi Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Viavi Solutions is more favorable than Qorvo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viavi Solutions	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Qorvo	3 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VIAV or QRVO?

Viavi Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Qorvo. Qorvo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viavi Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viavi Solutions	$1.05B	1.98	-$25.80M	$0.02	462.75
Qorvo	$3.72B	2.02	-$70.32M	$0.58	139.22

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VIAV or QRVO?

Qorvo received 149 more outperform votes than Viavi Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.46% of users gave Viavi Solutions an outperform vote while only 64.72% of users gave Qorvo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Viavi Solutions	Outperform Votes 682 67.46%	Underperform Votes 329 32.54%
Qorvo	Outperform Votes 831 64.72%	Underperform Votes 453 35.28%

Summary

Qorvo beats Viavi Solutions on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.