COMM vs. PL, AVNW, GILT, CRNT, BKSY, VUZI, SATL, KVHI, CMBM, and CMTL
Should you be buying CommScope stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CommScope include Planet Labs PBC (PL), Aviat Networks (AVNW), Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT), Ceragon Networks (CRNT), BlackSky Technology (BKSY), Vuzix (VUZI), Satellogic (SATL), KVH Industries (KVHI), Cambium Networks (CMBM), and Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL). These companies are all part of the "radio & t.v. communications equipment" industry.
CommScope (NASDAQ:COMM) and Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
In the previous week, CommScope had 2 more articles in the media than Planet Labs PBC. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for CommScope and 5 mentions for Planet Labs PBC. CommScope's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Planet Labs PBC's score of -0.02 indicating that CommScope is being referred to more favorably in the media.
CommScope has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
88.0% of CommScope shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of CommScope shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
CommScope has a net margin of -30.88% compared to Planet Labs PBC's net margin of -63.67%. CommScope's return on equity of -1.75% beat Planet Labs PBC's return on equity.
Planet Labs PBC has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CommScope. Planet Labs PBC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CommScope, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
CommScope currently has a consensus price target of $4.02, suggesting a potential upside of 179.17%. Planet Labs PBC has a consensus price target of $4.68, suggesting a potential upside of 151.49%. Given CommScope's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe CommScope is more favorable than Planet Labs PBC.
CommScope received 546 more outperform votes than Planet Labs PBC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave CommScope an outperform vote while only 37.84% of users gave Planet Labs PBC an outperform vote.
Summary
CommScope beats Planet Labs PBC on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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