COMM vs. CRNT, GILT, SATL, AVNW, CMBM, KVHI, VUZI, CMTL, PL, and WBX
Should you be buying CommScope stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CommScope include Ceragon Networks (CRNT), Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT), Satellogic (SATL), Aviat Networks (AVNW), Cambium Networks (CMBM), KVH Industries (KVHI), Vuzix (VUZI), Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL), Planet Labs PBC (PL), and Wallbox (WBX). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
CommScope (NASDAQ:COMM) and Ceragon Networks (NASDAQ:CRNT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
CommScope received 147 more outperform votes than Ceragon Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.75% of users gave CommScope an outperform vote while only 63.93% of users gave Ceragon Networks an outperform vote.
88.0% of CommScope shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.3% of Ceragon Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of CommScope shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of Ceragon Networks shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Ceragon Networks has a net margin of 1.32% compared to CommScope's net margin of -30.88%. Ceragon Networks' return on equity of 10.76% beat CommScope's return on equity.
CommScope has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ceragon Networks has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Ceragon Networks has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CommScope. CommScope is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ceragon Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, CommScope and CommScope both had 2 articles in the media. Ceragon Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat CommScope's score of 0.57 indicating that Ceragon Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
CommScope presently has a consensus price target of $4.02, suggesting a potential upside of 204.55%. Ceragon Networks has a consensus price target of $5.25, suggesting a potential upside of 92.31%. Given CommScope's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CommScope is more favorable than Ceragon Networks.
Summary
Ceragon Networks beats CommScope on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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