CLRO vs. WSTL, SONM, MINM, FKWL, DZSI, AKTS, EMKR, GTEC, EBIXQ, and AMPG
Should you be buying ClearOne stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ClearOne include Westell Technologies (WSTL), Sonim Technologies (SONM), Minim (MINM), Franklin Wireless (FKWL), DZS (DZSI), Akoustis Technologies (AKTS), EMCORE (EMKR), Greenland Technologies (GTEC), Ebix (EBIXQ), and AmpliTech Group (AMPG). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
ClearOne (NASDAQ:CLRO) and Westell Technologies (NASDAQ:WSTL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.
ClearOne has a net margin of -2.99% compared to Westell Technologies' net margin of -30.99%. ClearOne's return on equity of -10.61% beat Westell Technologies' return on equity.
In the previous week, ClearOne had 2 more articles in the media than Westell Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for ClearOne and 0 mentions for Westell Technologies. ClearOne's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Westell Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that ClearOne is being referred to more favorably in the media.
ClearOne has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Westell Technologies.
9.6% of ClearOne shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Westell Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of ClearOne shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.7% of Westell Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
ClearOne has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westell Technologies has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Westell Technologies received 10 more outperform votes than ClearOne when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.70% of users gave Westell Technologies an outperform vote while only 59.40% of users gave ClearOne an outperform vote.
Summary
ClearOne and Westell Technologies tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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