ATEN vs. DGII, EXTR, THR, IMOS, TRNS, TASK, SHCO, SABR, ANGI, and ARLO
Should you be buying A10 Networks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of A10 Networks include Digi International (DGII), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Thermon Group (THR), ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (IMOS), Transcat (TRNS), TaskUs (TASK), Soho House & Co Inc. (SHCO), Sabre (SABR), Angi (ANGI), and Arlo Technologies (ARLO). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII) and A10 Networks (NYSE:ATEN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
95.9% of Digi International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% of A10 Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Digi International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of A10 Networks shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, A10 Networks had 12 more articles in the media than Digi International. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for A10 Networks and 7 mentions for Digi International. Digi International's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat A10 Networks' score of 0.09 indicating that A10 Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
A10 Networks has a net margin of 15.88% compared to A10 Networks' net margin of 3.61%. Digi International's return on equity of 21.67% beat A10 Networks' return on equity.
A10 Networks has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Digi International. A10 Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Digi International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Digi International has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A10 Networks has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Digi International received 148 more outperform votes than A10 Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.64% of users gave A10 Networks an outperform vote while only 64.70% of users gave Digi International an outperform vote.
Digi International presently has a consensus target price of $36.33, suggesting a potential upside of 18.27%. A10 Networks has a consensus target price of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.32%. Given A10 Networks' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Digi International is more favorable than A10 Networks.
Summary
A10 Networks beats Digi International on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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