GSAT vs. CALX, CCOI, GOGO, SATS, AVDX, SIMO, ALKT, RUM, ZD, and IDCC
Should you be buying Globalstar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Globalstar include Calix (CALX), Cogent Communications (CCOI), Gogo (GOGO), EchoStar (SATS), AvidXchange (AVDX), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Alkami Technology (ALKT), Rumble (RUM), Ziff Davis (ZD), and InterDigital (IDCC). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Globalstar (NYSE:GSAT) and Calix (NYSE:CALX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability.
Calix received 348 more outperform votes than Globalstar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.78% of users gave Calix an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Globalstar an outperform vote.
Calix has higher revenue and earnings than Globalstar. Globalstar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Globalstar has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calix has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Calix had 3 more articles in the media than Globalstar. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Calix and 2 mentions for Globalstar. Globalstar's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Calix's score of 0.29 indicating that Globalstar is being referred to more favorably in the media.
18.9% of Globalstar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Calix shares are held by institutional investors. 61.0% of Globalstar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Calix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Calix has a net margin of 2.19% compared to Globalstar's net margin of -14.61%. Calix's return on equity of 6.64% beat Globalstar's return on equity.
Calix has a consensus target price of $41.33, indicating a potential upside of 39.83%. Given Calix's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Calix is more favorable than Globalstar.
Summary
Calix beats Globalstar on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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