Varex Imaging (VREX) Competitors

Varex Imaging (NASDAQ:VREX) and CommScope (NASDAQ:COMM) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, VREX or COMM?

Varex Imaging has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CommScope has a beta of 2.06, meaning that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VREX or COMM more profitable?

Varex Imaging has a net margin of -5.79% compared to CommScope's net margin of -18.10%. Varex Imaging's return on equity of 4.00% beat CommScope's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Varex Imaging	-5.79%	4.00%	1.81%
CommScope	-18.10%	-1.01%	0.37%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VREX or COMM?

Varex Imaging has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CommScope. Varex Imaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CommScope, 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
Varex Imaging	$827.50M	0.38	-$47.70M	-$1.03	-7.42
CommScope	$4.42B	0.27	-$1.45B	$2.73	2.03

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VREX or COMM?

CommScope received 325 more outperform votes than Varex Imaging when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.77% of users gave CommScope an outperform vote while only 63.81% of users gave Varex Imaging an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Varex Imaging	Outperform Votes 238 63.81%	Underperform Votes 135 36.19%
CommScope	Outperform Votes 563 65.77%	Underperform Votes 293 34.23%

Do analysts rate VREX or COMM?

Varex Imaging currently has a consensus price target of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 194.50%. CommScope has a consensus price target of $4.75, suggesting a potential downside of 14.41%. Given Varex Imaging's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Varex Imaging is more favorable than CommScope.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Varex Imaging	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
CommScope	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VREX or COMM?

88.0% of CommScope shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Varex Imaging shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of CommScope 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.

Does the media prefer VREX or COMM?

In the previous week, Varex Imaging and Varex Imaging both had 13 articles in the media. Varex Imaging's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat CommScope's score of 1.19 indicating that Varex Imaging is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Varex Imaging	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CommScope	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Varex Imaging beats CommScope on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.