WSTL vs. JCS, CLRO, SONM, KVHI, CMTL, AWRE, EMR, QCOM, CSCO, and PANW
Should you be buying Westell Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westell Technologies include Communications Systems (JCS), ClearOne (CLRO), Sonim Technologies (SONM), KVH Industries (KVHI), Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL), Aware (AWRE), Emerson Electric (EMR), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Cisco Systems (CSCO), and Palo Alto Networks (PANW).
Westell Technologies (NASDAQ:WSTL) and Communications Systems (NASDAQ:JCS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Communications Systems had 3 more articles in the media than Westell Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Communications Systems and 0 mentions for Westell Technologies. Westell Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Communications Systems'average media sentiment score.
10.9% of Westell Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.1% of Communications Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 24.7% of Westell Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Communications Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Westell Technologies received 61 more outperform votes than Communications Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.70% of users gave Westell Technologies an outperform vote while only 44.54% of users gave Communications Systems an outperform vote.
Communications Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Westell Technologies.
Westell Technologies has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Communications Systems has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Communications Systems has a net margin of 12.99% compared to Westell Technologies' net margin of -30.99%. Westell Technologies' return on equity of -18.79% beat Communications Systems' return on equity.
Summary
Westell Technologies beats Communications Systems on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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