Calix (CALX) Competitors

Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) 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 valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is CIEN or CALX more profitable?

Ciena has a net margin of 2.46% compared to Calix's net margin of -4.20%. Ciena's return on equity of 5.08% beat Calix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ciena	2.46%	5.08%	2.55%
Calix	-4.20%	-4.14%	-3.44%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CIEN or CALX?

92.0% of Ciena shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Calix shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ciena shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of Calix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, CIEN or CALX?

Ciena has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calix has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CIEN or CALX?

Ciena has higher revenue and earnings than Calix. Calix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ciena, 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
Ciena	$4.01B	2.99	$83.96M	$0.72	118.10
Calix	$831.52M	4.19	-$29.75M	-$0.52	-103.33

Does the media prefer CIEN or CALX?

In the previous week, Calix had 1 more articles in the media than Ciena. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Calix and 18 mentions for Ciena. Calix's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Ciena's score of 0.80 indicating that Calix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ciena	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Calix	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CIEN or CALX?

Ciena currently has a consensus price target of $85.54, indicating a potential upside of 0.60%. Calix has a consensus price target of $50.83, indicating a potential downside of 5.39%. Given Ciena's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ciena is more favorable than Calix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ciena	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Calix	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Ciena beats Calix on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.