Garmin (GRMN) Competitors

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is GOOGL or GRMN more profitable?

Alphabet has a net margin of 31.12% compared to Garmin's net margin of 23.21%. Alphabet's return on equity of 34.31% beat Garmin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alphabet	31.12%	34.31%	24.88%
Garmin	23.21%	20.00%	16.19%

Do analysts rate GOOGL or GRMN?

Alphabet currently has a consensus price target of $211.53, indicating a potential upside of 3.96%. Garmin has a consensus price target of $222.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.51%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Garmin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alphabet	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	29 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Garmin	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk and volatility, GOOGL or GRMN?

Alphabet has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Garmin has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, GOOGL or GRMN?

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Garmin. Alphabet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Garmin, 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
Alphabet	$350.02B	7.03	$100.12B	$9.39	21.67
Garmin	$6.30B	7.11	$1.41B	$8.11	28.67

Does the media refer more to GOOGL or GRMN?

In the previous week, Alphabet had 165 more articles in the media than Garmin. MarketBeat recorded 202 mentions for Alphabet and 37 mentions for Garmin. Garmin's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Alphabet's score of 1.19 indicating that Garmin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alphabet	149 Very Positive mention(s)	18 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Garmin	28 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GOOGL or GRMN?

40.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.6% of Garmin shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of Alphabet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.5% of Garmin shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GOOGL or GRMN a better dividend stock?

Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Garmin pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Alphabet pays out 8.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Garmin pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Alphabet has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Garmin has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Garmin is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Alphabet beats Garmin on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.