Aviat Networks (AVNW) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer AVNW or NTGR?

Aviat Networks presently has a consensus price target of $38.60, suggesting a potential upside of 121.97%. NETGEAR has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential downside of 49.38%. Given Aviat Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Aviat Networks is more favorable than NETGEAR.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aviat Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
NETGEAR	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AVNW or NTGR?

78.6% of Aviat Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of NETGEAR shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Aviat Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of NETGEAR shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AVNW or NTGR more profitable?

NETGEAR has a net margin of 2.88% compared to Aviat Networks' net margin of -0.98%. Aviat Networks' return on equity of 4.94% beat NETGEAR's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aviat Networks	-0.98%	4.94%	2.37%
NETGEAR	2.88%	-8.06%	-5.08%

Which has more volatility and risk, AVNW or NTGR?

Aviat Networks has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NETGEAR has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AVNW or NTGR?

Aviat Networks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NETGEAR. Aviat Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NETGEAR, 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
Aviat Networks	$409.60M	0.54	$10.76M	-$0.31	-56.10
NETGEAR	$680.01M	1.09	-$104.77M	$0.65	39.51

Does the media favor AVNW or NTGR?

In the previous week, Aviat Networks had 4 more articles in the media than NETGEAR. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Aviat Networks and 3 mentions for NETGEAR. NETGEAR's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Aviat Networks' score of 0.63 indicating that NETGEAR is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aviat Networks	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NETGEAR	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AVNW or NTGR?

NETGEAR received 95 more outperform votes than Aviat Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.43% of users gave Aviat Networks an outperform vote while only 60.40% of users gave NETGEAR an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aviat Networks	Outperform Votes 265 65.43%	Underperform Votes 140 34.57%
NETGEAR	Outperform Votes 360 60.40%	Underperform Votes 236 39.60%

Summary

Aviat Networks and NETGEAR tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.