Corning (GLW) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend APH or GLW?

Amphenol currently has a consensus target price of $104.92, indicating a potential downside of 5.27%. Corning has a consensus target price of $65.17, indicating a potential downside of 0.94%. 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Corning	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Is APH or GLW a better dividend stock?

Amphenol pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Corning pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Amphenol pays out 26.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Corning pays out 119.1% 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 14 more articles in the media than Corning. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Amphenol and 40 mentions for Corning. Amphenol's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Corning's score of 1.29 indicating that Amphenol is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amphenol	44 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Corning	31 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in APH or GLW?

97.0% of Amphenol shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of Corning shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Amphenol shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Corning shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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	$15.22B	8.88	$2.42B	$2.51	44.13
Corning	$13.12B	4.30	$506M	$0.94	69.98

Is APH or GLW more profitable?

Amphenol has a net margin of 16.90% compared to Corning's net margin of 5.77%. Amphenol's return on equity of 30.58% beat Corning's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amphenol	16.90%	30.58%	14.10%
Corning	5.77%	17.27%	6.96%

Which has more risk & volatility, APH or GLW?

Amphenol has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corning has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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