SmartRent (SMRT) Competitors

SmartRent (NYSE:SMRT) and Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is SMRT or RBBN more profitable?

Ribbon Communications has a net margin of -6.50% compared to SmartRent's net margin of -12.77%. Ribbon Communications' return on equity of 7.36% beat SmartRent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SmartRent	-12.77%	-6.08%	-4.15%
Ribbon Communications	-6.50%	7.36%	2.73%

Does the media prefer SMRT or RBBN?

In the previous week, Ribbon Communications had 12 more articles in the media than SmartRent. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Ribbon Communications and 1 mentions for SmartRent. SmartRent's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Ribbon Communications' score of 0.15 indicating that SmartRent is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SmartRent	Positive
Ribbon Communications	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, SMRT or RBBN?

SmartRent has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ribbon Communications. Ribbon Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SmartRent, 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
SmartRent	$174.89M	1.06	-$34.59M	-$0.17	-5.67
Ribbon Communications	$833.88M	0.68	-$54.24M	-$0.29	-11.14

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SMRT or RBBN?

Ribbon Communications received 501 more outperform votes than SmartRent when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.39% of users gave Ribbon Communications an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave SmartRent an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SmartRent	Outperform Votes 15 42.86%	Underperform Votes 20 57.14%
Ribbon Communications	Outperform Votes 516 63.39%	Underperform Votes 298 36.61%

Do analysts prefer SMRT or RBBN?

SmartRent currently has a consensus price target of $2.40, indicating a potential upside of 148.96%. Ribbon Communications has a consensus price target of $5.88, indicating a potential upside of 81.89%. Given SmartRent's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SmartRent is more favorable than Ribbon Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SmartRent	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Ribbon Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, SMRT or RBBN?

SmartRent has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ribbon Communications has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SMRT or RBBN?

59.4% of SmartRent shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Ribbon Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of SmartRent shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Ribbon Communications shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ribbon Communications beats SmartRent on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.