CLRO vs. WSTL, SONM, MINM, FKWL, AKTS, DZSI, WHLM, OCC, DTSS, 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), Akoustis Technologies (AKTS), DZS (DZSI), Wilhelmina International (WHLM), Optical Cable (OCC), Datasea (DTSS), 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 superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
ClearOne has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Westell Technologies.
In the previous week, ClearOne had 5 more articles in the media than Westell Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ClearOne and 0 mentions for Westell Technologies. ClearOne's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Westell Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that ClearOne is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
9.6% of ClearOne shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Westell Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of ClearOne shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.7% of Westell Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Westell Technologies received 9 more outperform votes than ClearOne when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.70% of users gave Westell Technologies an outperform vote while only 59.36% of users gave ClearOne an outperform vote.
ClearOne has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% 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.
Summary
ClearOne and Westell Technologies tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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