CommScope (COMM) Competitors

CommScope (NASDAQ:COMM) and Impinj (NASDAQ:PI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Is COMM or PI more profitable?

Impinj has a net margin of 8.21% compared to CommScope's net margin of -18.10%. CommScope's return on equity of -1.01% beat Impinj's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CommScope	-18.10%	-1.01%	0.37%
Impinj	8.21%	-1.64%	-0.36%

Which has better earnings and valuation, COMM or PI?

Impinj has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CommScope. CommScope is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Impinj, 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
CommScope	$5.18B	0.23	-$1.45B	-$4.42	-1.23
Impinj	$345.17M	12.05	-$43.37M	$0.89	165.25

Does the MarketBeat Community favor COMM or PI?

CommScope received 95 more outperform votes than Impinj when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.58% of users gave Impinj an outperform vote while only 65.96% of users gave CommScope an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CommScope	Outperform Votes 560 65.96%	Underperform Votes 289 34.04%
Impinj	Outperform Votes 465 68.58%	Underperform Votes 213 31.42%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in COMM or PI?

88.0% of CommScope shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of CommScope shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.0% of Impinj shares are held by company 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.

Do analysts recommend COMM or PI?

CommScope presently has a consensus price target of $2.50, suggesting a potential downside of 54.13%. Impinj has a consensus price target of $224.60, suggesting a potential upside of 52.72%. Given Impinj's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Impinj is more favorable than CommScope.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CommScope	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.40
Impinj	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Which has more risk and volatility, COMM or PI?

CommScope has a beta of 1.95, indicating that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Impinj has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer COMM or PI?

In the previous week, CommScope had 10 more articles in the media than Impinj. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for CommScope and 7 mentions for Impinj. Impinj's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat CommScope's score of 0.27 indicating that Impinj is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CommScope	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Impinj	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Impinj beats CommScope on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.