AudioCodes (AUDC) Competitors

AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) and Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, AUDC or ANET?

AudioCodes has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arista Networks has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer AUDC or ANET?

AudioCodes currently has a consensus target price of $11.25, suggesting a potential upside of 14.56%. Arista Networks has a consensus target price of $138.07, suggesting a potential upside of 0.06%. Given AudioCodes' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe AudioCodes is more favorable than Arista Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AudioCodes	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Arista Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AUDC or ANET?

Arista Networks has higher revenue and earnings than AudioCodes. AudioCodes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arista Networks, 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
AudioCodes	$242.18M	1.15	$15.31M	$0.45	21.82
Arista Networks	$7.00B	24.77	$2.85B	$2.54	54.33

Is AUDC or ANET more profitable?

Arista Networks has a net margin of 40.90% compared to AudioCodes' net margin of 5.66%. Arista Networks' return on equity of 31.05% beat AudioCodes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AudioCodes	5.66%	9.65%	5.45%
Arista Networks	40.90%	31.05%	21.58%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AUDC or ANET?

68.1% of AudioCodes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.5% of Arista Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 48.8% of AudioCodes shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Arista Networks shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to AUDC or ANET?

In the previous week, Arista Networks had 64 more articles in the media than AudioCodes. MarketBeat recorded 69 mentions for Arista Networks and 5 mentions for AudioCodes. Arista Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat AudioCodes' score of 0.57 indicating that Arista Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AudioCodes	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Arista Networks	52 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Arista Networks beats AudioCodes on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.