Novanta (NOVT) Competitors

Novanta (NASDAQ:NOVT) and Frontier Communications Parent (NASDAQ:FYBR) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NOVT or FYBR?

98.4% of Novanta shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Novanta shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Frontier Communications Parent shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NOVT or FYBR more profitable?

Novanta has a net margin of 8.27% compared to Frontier Communications Parent's net margin of 0.50%. Novanta's return on equity of 17.15% beat Frontier Communications Parent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Novanta	8.27%	17.15%	8.94%
Frontier Communications Parent	0.50%	0.56%	0.15%

Does the media refer more to NOVT or FYBR?

In the previous week, Frontier Communications Parent had 5 more articles in the media than Novanta. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Frontier Communications Parent and 2 mentions for Novanta. Novanta's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Frontier Communications Parent's score of 0.91 indicating that Novanta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Novanta	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Frontier Communications Parent	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NOVT or FYBR?

Novanta received 271 more outperform votes than Frontier Communications Parent when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.14% of users gave Novanta an outperform vote while only 55.17% of users gave Frontier Communications Parent an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Novanta	Outperform Votes 303 72.14%	Underperform Votes 117 27.86%
Frontier Communications Parent	Outperform Votes 32 55.17%	Underperform Votes 26 44.83%

Which has more risk & volatility, NOVT or FYBR?

Novanta has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frontier Communications Parent has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend NOVT or FYBR?

Novanta currently has a consensus target price of $161.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.00%. Frontier Communications Parent has a consensus target price of $27.43, suggesting a potential upside of 19.62%. Given Frontier Communications Parent's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Frontier Communications Parent is more favorable than Novanta.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Novanta	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Frontier Communications Parent	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NOVT or FYBR?

Novanta has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Frontier Communications Parent. Novanta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Frontier Communications Parent, 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
Novanta	$881.66M	6.48	$72.88M	$2.03	78.53
Frontier Communications Parent	$5.68B	1.00	$29M	$0.12	191.08

Summary

Novanta beats Frontier Communications Parent on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.