IHS vs. LITE, IRDM, INFN, PUBM, FORTY, MODN, PDFS, DGII, BHE, and GOGO
Should you be buying (IHS) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of (IHS) include Lumentum (LITE), Iridium Communications (IRDM), Infinera (INFN), PubMatic (PUBM), Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY), Model N (MODN), PDF Solutions (PDFS), Digi International (DGII), Benchmark Electronics (BHE), and Gogo (GOGO). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) and (IHS) (NYSE:IHS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Lumentum had 2 more articles in the media than (IHS). MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Lumentum and 3 mentions for (IHS). (IHS)'s average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Lumentum's score of 0.00 indicating that Lumentum is being referred to more favorably in the media.
94.1% of Lumentum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.5% of (IHS) shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Lumentum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Lumentum currently has a consensus target price of $52.69, suggesting a potential upside of 25.28%. (IHS) has a consensus target price of $10.80, suggesting a potential upside of 213.95%. Given Lumentum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe (IHS) is more favorable than Lumentum.
Lumentum has a net margin of -18.52% compared to Lumentum's net margin of -91.89%. (IHS)'s return on equity of 1.04% beat Lumentum's return on equity.
Lumentum received 562 more outperform votes than (IHS) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.06% of users gave Lumentum an outperform vote while only 60.07% of users gave (IHS) an outperform vote.
Lumentum has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, (IHS) has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lumentum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than (IHS). Lumentum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than (IHS), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Lumentum beats (IHS) on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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