Calix - CALX Competitors

Calix (NYSE:CALX) and EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, CALX or SATS?

Calix has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EchoStar has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CALX or SATS?

Calix currently has a consensus price target of $80.22, indicating a potential upside of 54.78%. EchoStar has a consensus price target of $26.50, indicating a potential upside of 49.21%. Given Calix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Calix is more favorable than EchoStar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
EchoStar	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is CALX or SATS more profitable?

EchoStar has a net margin of 8.86% compared to Calix's net margin of 4.73%. Calix's return on equity of 6.53% beat EchoStar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calix	4.73%	6.53%	4.99%
EchoStar	8.86%	3.69%	2.13%

Does the media prefer CALX or SATS?

In the previous week, Calix had 7 more articles in the media than EchoStar. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Calix and 1 mentions for EchoStar. Calix's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat EchoStar's score of 0.50 indicating that Calix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Calix	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EchoStar	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CALX or SATS?

81.9% of Calix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of EchoStar shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.6% of Calix shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 59.1% of EchoStar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CALX or SATS?

Calix received 12 more outperform votes than EchoStar when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.08% of users gave EchoStar an outperform vote while only 58.47% of users gave Calix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Calix	Outperform Votes 328 58.47%	Underperform Votes 233 41.53%
EchoStar	Outperform Votes 316 62.08%	Underperform Votes 193 37.92%

Which has better valuation & earnings, CALX or SATS?

EchoStar has higher revenue and earnings than Calix. EchoStar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calix, 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
Calix	$867.83 million	3.95	$41.01 million	$0.59	87.85
EchoStar	$2.00 billion	0.74	$177.05 million	$2.08	8.54

Summary

Calix beats EchoStar on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.