Ambarella (AMBA) Competitors

OSI Systems (NASDAQ:OSIS) and Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OSIS or AMBA?

Ambarella received 398 more outperform votes than OSI Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.81% of users gave OSI Systems an outperform vote while only 67.90% of users gave Ambarella an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
OSI Systems	Outperform Votes 444 70.81%	Underperform Votes 183 29.19%
Ambarella	Outperform Votes 842 67.90%	Underperform Votes 398 32.10%

Which has better earnings and valuation, OSIS or AMBA?

OSI Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Ambarella. Ambarella is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OSI Systems, 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
OSI Systems	$1.54B	1.64	$128.15M	$7.66	19.67
Ambarella	$226.47M	10.37	-$169.42M	-$4.32	-13.18

Do analysts prefer OSIS or AMBA?

OSI Systems presently has a consensus price target of $173.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.80%. Ambarella has a consensus price target of $74.09, suggesting a potential upside of 30.17%. Given Ambarella's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ambarella is more favorable than OSI Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OSI Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ambarella	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Does the media refer more to OSIS or AMBA?

In the previous week, OSI Systems had 8 more articles in the media than Ambarella. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for OSI Systems and 3 mentions for Ambarella. Ambarella's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat OSI Systems' score of 0.70 indicating that Ambarella is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OSI Systems	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ambarella	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of OSIS or AMBA?

89.2% of OSI Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of Ambarella shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of OSI Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Ambarella 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, OSIS or AMBA?

OSI Systems has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ambarella has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OSIS or AMBA more profitable?

OSI Systems has a net margin of 8.31% compared to Ambarella's net margin of -79.46%. OSI Systems' return on equity of 18.17% beat Ambarella's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OSI Systems	8.31%	18.17%	7.72%
Ambarella	-79.46%	-26.01%	-22.28%

Summary

OSI Systems beats Ambarella on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.