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Allot Communications (ALLT) Competitors

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$3.70 -0.06 (-1.60%)
(As of 11:07 AM ET)

ALLT vs. LTRX, SILC, BOSC, HUBC, INTZ, WLDS, DGII, ATEN, CSCO, and IBM

Should you be buying Allot Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Allot Communications include Lantronix (LTRX), Silicom (SILC), B.O.S. Better Online Solutions (BOSC), HUB Cyber Security (HUBC), Intrusion (INTZ), Wearable Devices (WLDS), Digi International (DGII), A10 Networks (ATEN), Cisco Systems (CSCO), and International Business Machines (IBM). These companies are all part of the "computer & office equipment" industry.

Allot Communications vs.

Allot Communications (NASDAQ:ALLT) and Lantronix (NASDAQ:LTRX) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and community ranking.

Lantronix has a net margin of -3.17% compared to Allot Communications' net margin of -40.18%. Lantronix's return on equity of -2.91% beat Allot Communications' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Allot Communications-40.18% -67.44% -25.20%
Lantronix -3.17%-2.91%-1.60%

Allot Communications received 200 more outperform votes than Lantronix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.71% of users gave Allot Communications an outperform vote while only 58.35% of users gave Lantronix an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Allot CommunicationsOutperform Votes
462
60.71%
Underperform Votes
299
39.29%
LantronixOutperform Votes
262
58.35%
Underperform Votes
187
41.65%

Lantronix has higher revenue and earnings than Allot Communications. Lantronix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allot Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Allot Communications$93.15M1.53-$62.80M-$0.96-3.85
Lantronix$160.33M0.68-$4.52M-$0.14-20.36

In the previous week, Lantronix had 21 more articles in the media than Allot Communications. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Lantronix and 5 mentions for Allot Communications. Allot Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Lantronix's score of 0.10 indicating that Allot Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Allot Communications
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lantronix
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Allot Communications presently has a consensus target price of $7.75, indicating a potential upside of 109.46%. Lantronix has a consensus target price of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 128.07%. Given Lantronix's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lantronix is more favorable than Allot Communications.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Allot Communications
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.33
Lantronix
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

51.5% of Allot Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of Lantronix shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Allot Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Lantronix shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Allot Communications has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lantronix has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lantronix beats Allot Communications on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ALLT vs. The Competition

MetricAllot CommunicationsComputer & office equipment IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$142.23M$32.68B$7.06B$8.91B
Dividend YieldN/A2.72%2.85%4.03%
P/E Ratio-3.8522.0844.9517.44
Price / Sales1.534.22214.6491.11
Price / CashN/A21.3427.4836.42
Price / Book2.787.324.585.92
Net Income-$62.80M$1.41B$119.71M$224.86M
7 Day Performance-5.13%-2.14%0.64%-0.45%
1 Month Performance22.52%-0.32%5.31%4.16%
1 Year Performance132.70%30.25%27.29%27.33%

Allot Communications Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ALLT
Allot Communications
3.3737 of 5 stars
$3.70
-1.6%
$7.75
+109.5%
+145.8%$142.23M$93.15M-3.85N/AUpcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
LTRX
Lantronix
3.1661 of 5 stars
$2.54
-2.3%
N/A-45.3%$96.76M$160.33M-18.14350Analyst Forecast
Insider Buying
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
SILC
Silicom
3.376 of 5 stars
$13.96
-3.2%
N/A-2.0%$94.37M$124.13M-4.65320Positive News
BOSC
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions
3.752 of 5 stars
$3.08
-0.3%
N/A+16.6%$17.74M$44.18M9.0680Short Interest ↓
HUBC
HUB Cyber Security
N/A$0.53
flat
N/A-84.2%$16.27M$42.66M0.00720Short Interest ↑
INTZ
Intrusion
2.4441 of 5 stars
$0.83
+10.7%
N/A-91.7%$5.48M$5.43M-0.1960Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
WLDS
Wearable Devices
0.8894 of 5 stars
$1.94
-6.3%
N/A-74.3%$1.98M$464,000.000.0020Short Interest ↓
DGII
Digi International
1.1146 of 5 stars
$32.62
-1.8%
N/A+41.8%$1.19B$431.16M70.91822Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
ATEN
A10 Networks
4.2815 of 5 stars
$16.68
+0.4%
N/A+37.4%$1.23B$251.70M24.90525Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Insider Selling
Short Interest ↓
CSCO
Cisco Systems
4.8767 of 5 stars
$58.71
+0.1%
N/A+13.3%$234.30B$53.80B23.1190,400Dividend Announcement
Analyst Upgrade
Options Volume
News Coverage
IBM
International Business Machines
4.6356 of 5 stars
$210.93
-1.2%
N/A+42.4%$195.04B$61.86B30.70305,300Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↓
Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:ALLT) was last updated on 11/14/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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