Amphenol (APH) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GLW or APH?

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
Corning	$13.12B	3.42	$506M	$0.52	100.59
Amphenol	$15.22B	7.70	$2.42B	$2.06	47.05

Is GLW or APH a better dividend stock?

Corning pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Amphenol pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. 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. Amphenol pays out 32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GLW or APH?

69.8% of Corning shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Amphenol shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Corning shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Amphenol shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GLW or APH more profitable?

Amphenol has a net margin of 15.58% compared to Corning's net margin of 3.34%. Amphenol's return on equity of 27.68% beat Corning's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corning	3.34%	16.47%	6.64%
Amphenol	15.58%	27.68%	13.00%

Does the media favor GLW or APH?

In the previous week, Amphenol had 7 more articles in the media than Corning. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Amphenol and 27 mentions for Corning. Amphenol's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Corning's score of 0.92 indicating that Amphenol is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Corning	15 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amphenol	31 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer GLW or APH?

Corning presently has a consensus target price of $53.75, suggesting a potential upside of 2.75%. Amphenol has a consensus target price of $88.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.21%. Given Corning's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Corning is more favorable than Amphenol.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corning	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Amphenol	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Which has more volatility and risk, GLW or APH?

Corning has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amphenol has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Amphenol beats Corning on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.