AVNW vs. BELFB, ADTN, RBBN, NTGR, KVHI, CMTL, AWRE, CSCO, QCOM, and PANW
Should you be buying Aviat Networks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aviat Networks include Bel Fuse (BELFB), ADTRAN (ADTN), Ribbon Communications (RBBN), NETGEAR (NTGR), KVH Industries (KVHI), Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL), Aware (AWRE), Cisco Systems (CSCO), QUALCOMM (QCOM), and Palo Alto Networks (PANW). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry.
Aviat Networks vs.
Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW) and Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.
Bel Fuse has a net margin of 7.66% compared to Aviat Networks' net margin of -0.56%. Bel Fuse's return on equity of 12.37% beat Aviat Networks' return on equity.
Bel Fuse has higher revenue and earnings than Aviat Networks. Aviat Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bel Fuse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Aviat Networks has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bel Fuse has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Aviat Networks received 1 more outperform votes than Bel Fuse when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.25% of users gave Bel Fuse an outperform vote while only 65.36% of users gave Aviat Networks an outperform vote.
Aviat Networks presently has a consensus target price of $37.60, suggesting a potential upside of 90.86%. Bel Fuse has a consensus target price of $103.75, suggesting a potential upside of 33.96%. Given Aviat Networks' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Aviat Networks is more favorable than Bel Fuse.
In the previous week, Bel Fuse had 2 more articles in the media than Aviat Networks. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Bel Fuse and 3 mentions for Aviat Networks. Aviat Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Bel Fuse's score of 1.22 indicating that Aviat Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.
78.6% of Aviat Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of Bel Fuse shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Aviat Networks shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Bel Fuse shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Bel Fuse beats Aviat Networks on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:AVNW) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
