Corning (GLW) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, GLW or JBL?

Corning has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Jabil. Jabil 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
Corning	$13B	1.83	$1.32B	$0.68	41.06
Jabil	$34.70B	0.48	$818M	$6.00	21.87

Is GLW or JBL a better dividend stock?

Corning pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Jabil pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Corning pays out 164.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Jabil pays out 5.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts prefer GLW or JBL?

Corning presently has a consensus target price of $34.89, indicating a potential upside of 26.32%. Jabil has a consensus target price of $120.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.10%. Given Corning's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Corning is more favorable than Jabil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corning	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Jabil	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, GLW or JBL?

Corning has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jabil has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor GLW or JBL?

In the previous week, Corning had 7 more articles in the media than Jabil. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Corning and 3 mentions for Jabil. Corning's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Jabil's score of -0.11 indicating that Corning is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GLW or JBL?

67.7% of Corning shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Jabil shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Corning shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Jabil shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GLW or JBL?

Corning received 257 more outperform votes than Jabil when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.39% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote while only 64.76% of users gave Corning an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Corning	Outperform Votes 893 64.76%	Underperform Votes 486 35.24%
Jabil	Outperform Votes 636 66.39%	Underperform Votes 322 33.61%

Is GLW or JBL more profitable?

Corning has a net margin of 4.50% compared to Jabil's net margin of 2.36%. Jabil's return on equity of 38.02% beat Corning's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corning	4.50%	12.73%	5.30%
Jabil	2.36%	38.02%	5.21%

Summary

Jabil beats Corning on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.