WSTL vs. CLRO, SONM, MINM, FKWL, DZSI, AKTS, EMKR, EBIXQ, GTEC, and AMPG
Should you be buying Westell Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westell Technologies include ClearOne (CLRO), Sonim Technologies (SONM), Minim (MINM), Franklin Wireless (FKWL), DZS (DZSI), Akoustis Technologies (AKTS), EMCORE (EMKR), Ebix (EBIXQ), Greenland Technologies (GTEC), and AmpliTech Group (AMPG). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
ClearOne (NASDAQ:CLRO) and Westell Technologies (NASDAQ:WSTL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.
Westell Technologies received 10 more outperform votes than ClearOne when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.70% of users gave Westell Technologies an outperform vote while only 59.54% of users gave ClearOne an outperform vote.
ClearOne has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Westell Technologies.
In the previous week, ClearOne had 2 more articles in the media than Westell Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for ClearOne and 0 mentions for Westell Technologies. Westell Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled ClearOne'saverage media sentiment score.
9.6% of ClearOne shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Westell Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of ClearOne shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.7% of Westell Technologies shares are held 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.
ClearOne has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westell Technologies has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
ClearOne has a net margin of -2.99% compared to ClearOne's net margin of -30.99%. Westell Technologies' return on equity of -10.61% beat ClearOne's return on equity.
Summary
Westell Technologies beats ClearOne on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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