Aviat Networks (AVNW) Competitors

ADTRAN (NASDAQ:ADTN) and Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and community ranking.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ADTN or AVNW?

Aviat Networks has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ADTRAN. Aviat Networks 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
ADTRAN	$1.15B	0.70	-$267.69M	-$6.51	-1.57
Aviat Networks	$409.60M	0.59	$10.76M	-$0.31	-61.61

Is ADTN or AVNW more profitable?

Aviat Networks has a net margin of -0.98% compared to ADTRAN's net margin of -56.95%. Aviat Networks' return on equity of 4.94% beat ADTRAN's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ADTRAN	-56.95%	-38.62%	-8.96%
Aviat Networks	-0.98%	4.94%	2.37%

Does the media favor ADTN or AVNW?

In the previous week, ADTRAN had 10 more articles in the media than Aviat Networks. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for ADTRAN and 0 mentions for Aviat Networks. Aviat Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat ADTRAN's score of 0.56 indicating that Aviat Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ADTRAN	Positive
Aviat Networks	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ADTN or AVNW?

ADTRAN has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aviat Networks has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ADTN or AVNW?

ADTRAN received 183 more outperform votes than Aviat Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.43% of users gave Aviat Networks an outperform vote while only 57.36% of users gave ADTRAN an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ADTRAN	Outperform Votes 448 57.36%	Underperform Votes 333 42.64%
Aviat Networks	Outperform Votes 265 65.43%	Underperform Votes 140 34.57%

Do analysts prefer ADTN or AVNW?

ADTRAN presently has a consensus price target of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.86%. Aviat Networks has a consensus price target of $38.60, suggesting a potential upside of 102.09%. Given Aviat Networks' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aviat Networks is more favorable than ADTRAN.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ADTRAN	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Aviat Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ADTN or AVNW?

80.6% of ADTRAN shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Aviat Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of ADTRAN shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Aviat Networks shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Aviat Networks beats ADTRAN on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.