DZSI vs. FKWL, SONM, AKTS, PEGY, JCS, CLRO, MINM, AUDC, FN, and CIEN
Should you be buying DZS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DZS include Franklin Wireless (FKWL), Sonim Technologies (SONM), Akoustis Technologies (AKTS), Pineapple Energy (PEGY), Communications Systems (JCS), ClearOne (CLRO), Minim (MINM), AudioCodes (AUDC), Fabrinet (FN), and Ciena (CIEN).
DZS (NASDAQ:DZSI) and Franklin Wireless (NASDAQ:FKWL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
DZS currently has a consensus target price of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 342.18%. Given DZS's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe DZS is more favorable than Franklin Wireless.
DZS received 212 more outperform votes than Franklin Wireless when rated by MarketBeat users.
In the previous week, DZS and DZS both had 2 articles in the media. Franklin Wireless' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat DZS's score of 1.19 indicating that Franklin Wireless is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
40.8% of DZS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of Franklin Wireless shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of DZS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.6% of Franklin Wireless shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Franklin Wireless has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DZS. Franklin Wireless is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DZS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
DZS has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Wireless has a beta of 0.09, indicating that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.
DZS has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Franklin Wireless' net margin of -9.13%. DZS's return on equity of 0.00% beat Franklin Wireless' return on equity.
Summary
DZS beats Franklin Wireless on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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