Calix (CALX) Competitors

Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) and Calix (NYSE:CALX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, JNPR or CALX?

Juniper Networks has higher revenue and earnings than Calix. Calix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Juniper Networks, 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
Juniper Networks	$5.20B	2.30	$287.90M	$1.05	34.13
Calix	$825.45M	3.76	-$29.75M	-$0.52	-92.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of JNPR or CALX?

91.9% of Juniper Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Calix shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Juniper Networks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of Calix shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer JNPR or CALX?

In the previous week, Calix had 7 more articles in the media than Juniper Networks. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Calix and 2 mentions for Juniper Networks. Calix's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Juniper Networks' score of 0.89 indicating that Calix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Juniper Networks	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Calix	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, JNPR or CALX?

Juniper Networks has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calix has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JNPR or CALX more profitable?

Juniper Networks has a net margin of 5.67% compared to Calix's net margin of -3.58%. Juniper Networks' return on equity of 7.57% beat Calix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Juniper Networks	5.67%	7.57%	3.62%
Calix	-3.58%	-3.43%	-2.82%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JNPR or CALX?

Juniper Networks received 721 more outperform votes than Calix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.06% of users gave Juniper Networks an outperform vote while only 58.60% of users gave Calix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Juniper Networks	Outperform Votes 1082 59.06%	Underperform Votes 750 40.94%
Calix	Outperform Votes 361 58.60%	Underperform Votes 255 41.40%

Do analysts prefer JNPR or CALX?

Juniper Networks currently has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.62%. Calix has a consensus target price of $47.83, suggesting a potential downside of 0.01%. Given Juniper Networks' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Juniper Networks is more favorable than Calix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Juniper Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Calix	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

Juniper Networks beats Calix on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.