COMM vs. CRNT, GILT, SATL, CMBM, KVHI, VUZI, AIRG, ONDS, CMTL, and AVNW
Should you be buying CommScope stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CommScope include Ceragon Networks (CRNT), Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT), Satellogic (SATL), Cambium Networks (CMBM), KVH Industries (KVHI), Vuzix (VUZI), Airgain (AIRG), Ondas (ONDS), Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL), and Aviat Networks (AVNW). These companies are all part of the "radio & t.v. communications equipment" industry.
Ceragon Networks (NASDAQ:CRNT) and CommScope (NASDAQ:COMM) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Ceragon Networks and Ceragon Networks both had 4 articles in the media. CommScope's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Ceragon Networks' score of -0.11 indicating that Ceragon Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ceragon Networks has a net margin of 1.79% compared to Ceragon Networks' net margin of -21.64%. CommScope's return on equity of 9.95% beat Ceragon Networks' return on equity.
Ceragon Networks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CommScope. CommScope is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ceragon Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
CommScope received 149 more outperform votes than Ceragon Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.83% of users gave CommScope an outperform vote while only 63.82% of users gave Ceragon Networks an outperform vote.
Ceragon Networks presently has a consensus price target of $5.25, suggesting a potential upside of 90.22%. CommScope has a consensus price target of $4.02, suggesting a potential upside of 329.53%. Given Ceragon Networks' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CommScope is more favorable than Ceragon Networks.
Ceragon Networks has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CommScope has a beta of 1.98, suggesting that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500.
13.3% of Ceragon Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of CommScope shares are held by institutional investors. 19.0% of Ceragon Networks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of CommScope shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Ceragon Networks beats CommScope on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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