GILT vs. COMM, AVNW, CRNT, SATL, CMBM, KVHI, VUZI, AIRG, CMTL, and PL Should you be buying Gilat Satellite Networks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gilat Satellite Networks include CommScope (COMM), Aviat Networks (AVNW), Ceragon Networks (CRNT), Satellogic (SATL), Cambium Networks (CMBM), KVH Industries (KVHI), Vuzix (VUZI), Airgain (AIRG), Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL), and Planet Labs PBC (PL). These companies are all part of the "radio & t.v. communications equipment" industry.
CommScope (NASDAQ:COMM ) and Gilat Satellite Networks (NASDAQ:GILT ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.
88.0% of CommScope shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.7% of Gilat Satellite Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of CommScope shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Gilat Satellite Networks shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
CommScope has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gilat Satellite Networks has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
CommScope received 368 more outperform votes than Gilat Satellite Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.75% of users gave CommScope an outperform vote while only 62.95% of users gave Gilat Satellite Networks an outperform vote.
In the previous week, CommScope had 2 more articles in the media than Gilat Satellite Networks. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for CommScope and 0 mentions for Gilat Satellite Networks. Gilat Satellite Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat CommScope's score of 0.00 indicating that CommScope is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Gilat Satellite Networks has a net margin of 8.08% compared to Gilat Satellite Networks' net margin of -30.88%. CommScope's return on equity of 8.02% beat Gilat Satellite Networks' return on equity.
Gilat Satellite Networks has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CommScope. CommScope is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gilat Satellite Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
CommScope presently has a consensus price target of $4.02, indicating a potential upside of 204.55%. Gilat Satellite Networks has a consensus price target of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 58.29%. Given Gilat Satellite Networks' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CommScope is more favorable than Gilat Satellite Networks.
Summary CommScope and Gilat Satellite Networks tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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