Amphenol (APH) Competitors

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) and Corning (NYSE:GLW) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, APH or GLW?

Amphenol has higher revenue and earnings than Corning. Amphenol is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corning, 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
Amphenol	$16.78B	6.71	$2.42B	$2.06	45.15
Corning	$13.60B	3.18	$506M	$0.52	97.02

Which has more volatility and risk, APH or GLW?

Amphenol has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corning has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is APH or GLW a better dividend stock?

Amphenol pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Corning pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Amphenol pays out 32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Corning pays out 215.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor APH or GLW?

In the previous week, Amphenol had 14 more articles in the media than Corning. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Amphenol and 23 mentions for Corning. Amphenol's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Corning's score of 0.84 indicating that Amphenol is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amphenol	27 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Corning	20 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is APH or GLW more profitable?

Amphenol has a net margin of 15.92% compared to Corning's net margin of 3.86%. Amphenol's return on equity of 25.67% beat Corning's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amphenol	15.92%	25.67%	12.48%
Corning	3.86%	15.10%	6.13%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer APH or GLW?

Corning received 319 more outperform votes than Amphenol when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.32% of users gave Amphenol an outperform vote while only 64.15% of users gave Corning an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Amphenol	Outperform Votes 606 68.32%	Underperform Votes 281 31.68%
Corning	Outperform Votes 925 64.15%	Underperform Votes 517 35.85%

Do analysts rate APH or GLW?

Amphenol presently has a consensus target price of $88.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.38%. Corning has a consensus target price of $53.08, indicating a potential upside of 5.21%. Given Corning's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Corning is more favorable than Amphenol.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amphenol	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62
Corning	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Do insiders and institutionals believe in APH or GLW?

97.0% of Amphenol shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of Corning shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Amphenol shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Corning shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Amphenol beats Corning on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.