Viasat (VSAT) Competitors

InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) and Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and dividends.

Which has more risk & volatility, IDCC or VSAT?

InterDigital has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viasat has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in IDCC or VSAT?

99.8% of InterDigital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Viasat shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of InterDigital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Viasat shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, IDCC or VSAT?

InterDigital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Viasat. Viasat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than InterDigital, 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
InterDigital	$868.52M	6.61	$358.61M	$12.61	17.56
Viasat	$4.52B	0.43	-$574.96M	-$4.45	-3.36

Is IDCC or VSAT more profitable?

InterDigital has a net margin of 48.14% compared to Viasat's net margin of -12.72%. InterDigital's return on equity of 50.51% beat Viasat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
InterDigital	48.14%	50.51%	22.99%
Viasat	-12.72%	-7.10%	-2.14%

Do analysts prefer IDCC or VSAT?

InterDigital presently has a consensus target price of $160.00, indicating a potential downside of 27.75%. Viasat has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.18%. Given Viasat's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Viasat is more favorable than InterDigital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
InterDigital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Viasat	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Does the media refer more to IDCC or VSAT?

In the previous week, InterDigital had 5 more articles in the media than Viasat. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for InterDigital and 6 mentions for Viasat. InterDigital's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Viasat's score of 0.82 indicating that InterDigital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
InterDigital	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Viasat	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

InterDigital beats Viasat on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.