Corning (GLW) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, APH or GLW?

Amphenol has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corning has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% 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 0.8%. Corning pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Amphenol pays out 32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Corning pays out 193.1% 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 refer more to APH or GLW?

In the previous week, Amphenol had 9 more articles in the media than Corning. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Amphenol and 48 mentions for Corning. Amphenol's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Corning's score of 0.92 indicating that Amphenol is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amphenol	34 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Corning	25 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	2 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%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	5.68	$2.42B	$2.06	38.20
Corning	$13.12B	2.92	$506M	$0.58	77.19

Do analysts rate APH or GLW?

Amphenol presently has a consensus price target of $81.62, suggesting a potential upside of 3.70%. Corning has a consensus price target of $53.08, suggesting a potential upside of 18.55%. Given Corning's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Corning	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

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

97.0% of Amphenol shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of Corning shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Amphenol shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Corning shares are owned 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer APH or GLW?

Corning received 323 more outperform votes than Amphenol when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.18% of users gave Amphenol an outperform vote while only 64.15% of users gave Corning an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Amphenol	Outperform Votes 602 68.18%	Underperform Votes 281 31.82%
Corning	Outperform Votes 925 64.15%	Underperform Votes 517 35.85%

Summary

Amphenol beats Corning on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.