ADTRAN (ADTN) Competitors

Calix (NYSE:CALX) and ADTRAN (NASDAQ:ADTN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.

Do analysts rate CALX or ADTN?

Calix presently has a consensus target price of $42.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.49%. ADTRAN has a consensus target price of $12.75, suggesting a potential upside of 29.84%. Given ADTRAN's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ADTRAN is more favorable than Calix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calix	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
ADTRAN	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Is CALX or ADTN more profitable?

Calix has a net margin of -1.79% compared to ADTRAN's net margin of -56.95%. Calix's return on equity of 1.33% beat ADTRAN's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calix	-1.79%	1.33%	1.07%
ADTRAN	-56.95%	-38.62%	-8.96%

Does the media refer more to CALX or ADTN?

In the previous week, Calix had 8 more articles in the media than ADTRAN. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Calix and 2 mentions for ADTRAN. ADTRAN's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Calix's score of -0.08 indicating that ADTRAN is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Calix	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ADTRAN	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CALX or ADTN?

Calix has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ADTRAN. Calix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ADTRAN, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Calix	$1.04B	2.35	$29.33M	-$0.24	-153.33
ADTRAN	$1.15B	0.68	-$267.69M	-$6.51	-1.51

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CALX or ADTN?

98.1% of Calix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of ADTRAN shares are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of Calix shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of ADTRAN shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CALX or ADTN?

Calix has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ADTRAN has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CALX or ADTN?

ADTRAN received 92 more outperform votes than Calix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.72% of users gave Calix an outperform vote while only 57.42% of users gave ADTRAN an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Calix	Outperform Votes 357 58.72%	Underperform Votes 251 41.28%
ADTRAN	Outperform Votes 449 57.42%	Underperform Votes 333 42.58%

Summary

Calix beats ADTRAN on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.