ClearOne (CLRO) Competitors

ClearOne (NASDAQ:CLRO) and SuperCom (NASDAQ:SPCB) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, CLRO or SPCB?

ClearOne has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SuperCom has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CLRO or SPCB more profitable?

SuperCom has a net margin of 14.77% compared to ClearOne's net margin of -98.43%. SuperCom's return on equity of 54.93% beat ClearOne's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ClearOne	-98.43%	-43.29%	-35.25%
SuperCom	14.77%	54.93%	19.45%

Does the media prefer CLRO or SPCB?

In the previous week, ClearOne and ClearOne both had 2 articles in the media. ClearOne's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled SuperCom'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ClearOne	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
SuperCom	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CLRO or SPCB?

9.6% of ClearOne shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of SuperCom shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of ClearOne shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of SuperCom shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CLRO or SPCB?

SuperCom has higher revenue and earnings than ClearOne. ClearOne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SuperCom, 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
ClearOne	$10.08M	0.78	-$8.98M	-$6.15	-0.74
SuperCom	$27.64M	0.92	$660K	$1.38	6.29

Do analysts recommend CLRO or SPCB?

SuperCom has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 107.37%. Given SuperCom's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SuperCom is more favorable than ClearOne.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ClearOne	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
SuperCom	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

SuperCom beats ClearOne on 14 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.