Sony (SNE) Competitors

Arlo Technologies (NYSE:ARLO) and Sony (NYSE:SNE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking and profitability.

Which has better valuation & earnings, ARLO or SNE?

Sony has higher revenue and earnings than Arlo Technologies. Arlo Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sony, 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
Arlo Technologies	$505.75M	3.50	-$22.04M	-$0.22	-77.50
Sony	$75.99B	0.42	$5.36B	$4.24	6.23

Which has more volatility and risk, ARLO or SNE?

Arlo Technologies has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sony has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ARLO or SNE?

In the previous week, Arlo Technologies had 12 more articles in the media than Sony. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Arlo Technologies and 0 mentions for Sony. Arlo Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Sony's score of 0.00 indicating that Arlo Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Arlo Technologies	Positive
Sony	Neutral

Do analysts prefer ARLO or SNE?

Arlo Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $20.25, suggesting a potential upside of 18.77%. Given Arlo Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Arlo Technologies is more favorable than Sony.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arlo Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Sony	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is ARLO or SNE more profitable?

Sony has a net margin of 11.34% compared to Arlo Technologies' net margin of -4.76%. Sony's return on equity of 19.06% beat Arlo Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arlo Technologies	-4.76%	-24.14%	-8.15%
Sony	11.34%	19.06%	3.99%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ARLO or SNE?

Sony received 409 more outperform votes than Arlo Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.60% of users gave Sony an outperform vote while only 62.70% of users gave Arlo Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arlo Technologies	Outperform Votes 195 62.70%	Underperform Votes 116 37.30%
Sony	Outperform Votes 604 72.60%	Underperform Votes 228 27.40%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ARLO or SNE?

83.2% of Arlo Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of Sony shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Arlo Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Sony shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Sony beats Arlo Technologies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.