This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Westell Technologies (WSTL) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WSTL vs. KVHI, CMTL, AWRE, CSCO, QCOM, PANW, MSI, FFIV, JNPR, and CIENShould you be buying Westell Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westell Technologies include KVH Industries (KVHI), Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL), Aware (AWRE), Cisco Systems (CSCO), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Motorola Solutions (MSI), F5 (FFIV), Juniper Networks (JNPR), and Ciena (CIEN). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry. Westell Technologies vs. Its Competitors KVH Industries Comtech Telecommunications Aware Cisco Systems QUALCOMM Palo Alto Networks Motorola Solutions F5 Juniper Networks Ciena Westell Technologies (NASDAQ:WSTL) and KVH Industries (NASDAQ:KVHI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, WSTL or KVHI? Westell Technologies has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KVH Industries has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, WSTL or KVHI? Westell Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KVH Industries. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestell Technologies$29.96M1.63-$10.10MN/AN/AKVH Industries$109.98M0.95-$15.42M-$0.49-10.93 Does the MarketBeat Community favor WSTL or KVHI? Westell Technologies received 11 more outperform votes than KVH Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.50% of users gave KVH Industries an outperform vote while only 61.70% of users gave Westell Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWestell TechnologiesOutperform Votes26961.70% Underperform Votes16738.30% KVH IndustriesOutperform Votes25864.50% Underperform Votes14235.50% Does the media refer more to WSTL or KVHI? In the previous week, KVH Industries had 3 more articles in the media than Westell Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for KVH Industries and 1 mentions for Westell Technologies. KVH Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Westell Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that KVH Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Westell Technologies 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral KVH Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is WSTL or KVHI more profitable? KVH Industries has a net margin of -15.99% compared to Westell Technologies' net margin of -30.99%. KVH Industries' return on equity of -3.96% beat Westell Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Westell Technologies-30.99% -18.79% -15.09% KVH Industries -15.99%-3.96%-3.38% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WSTL or KVHI? 10.9% of Westell Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of KVH Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 24.7% of Westell Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.1% of KVH Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryKVH Industries beats Westell Technologies on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Westell Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WSTL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WSTL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WSTL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestell TechnologiesTelephone & Telegraph Apparatus IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$48.71M$1.45B$26.00B$8.54BDividend YieldN/A3.80%2.85%4.17%P/E Ratio-5.5021.1844.6419.77Price / Sales1.634,432.891,722.21152.70Price / CashN/A23.2634.7434.64Price / Book1.526.876.874.63Net Income-$10.10M$4.68M$740.66M$248.14M Westell Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSTLWestell Technologies0.2963 of 5 stars$3.08-5.2%N/AN/A$48.71M$29.96M-5.50101KVHIKVH Industries1.2113 of 5 stars$5.30+2.3%N/A+9.7%$103.88M$109.98M-5.46650Short Interest ↑CMTLComtech Telecommunications4.257 of 5 stars$2.14-0.5%$6.38+197.9%-1.4%$62.80M$496.64M-0.221,990Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAWREAware0.8176 of 5 stars$1.62-3.2%N/A-5.4%$34.11M$16.58M-4.4980Trending NewsGap DownCSCOCisco Systems4.7407 of 5 stars$64.18+0.5%$68.00+6.0%+42.7%$254.15B$55.62B28.0383,300Trending NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↓QCOMQUALCOMM4.9425 of 5 stars$148.46+1.2%$189.88+27.9%-26.3%$163.01B$42.29B15.8651,000Analyst RevisionPANWPalo Alto Networks4.1185 of 5 stars$196.44+0.8%$208.00+5.9%+23.6%$130.99B$8.87B110.6712,600Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionMSIMotorola Solutions4.8584 of 5 stars$423.56+1.0%$513.25+21.2%+8.7%$70.70B$10.96B45.9420,000FFIVF53.8803 of 5 stars$289.27+1.1%$282.56-2.3%+73.6%$16.61B$2.94B28.757,090Positive NewsJNPRJuniper Networks4.3667 of 5 stars$35.87flat$40.00+11.5%+1.0%$11.99B$5.20B41.7110,900Positive NewsShort Interest ↓CIENCiena4.6375 of 5 stars$82.68+1.1%$81.23-1.8%+51.8%$11.75B$4.05B145.068,080 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KVHI Alternatives CMTL Alternatives AWRE Alternatives CSCO Alternatives QCOM Alternatives PANW Alternatives MSI Alternatives FFIV Alternatives JNPR Alternatives CIEN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WSTL) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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