Ceragon Networks (CRNT) Competitors

Ceragon Networks (NASDAQ:CRNT) and Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CRNT or NSSC?

13.3% of Ceragon Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of Napco Security Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.0% of Ceragon Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Napco Security Technologies shares are owned by company 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CRNT or NSSC?

Napco Security Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ceragon Networks. Ceragon Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Napco Security Technologies, 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
Ceragon Networks	$394.19M	0.48	$24.06M	$0.27	7.81
Napco Security Technologies	$186.53M	4.25	$49.82M	$1.30	16.76

Does the media prefer CRNT or NSSC?

In the previous week, Napco Security Technologies had 15 more articles in the media than Ceragon Networks. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Napco Security Technologies and 2 mentions for Ceragon Networks. Ceragon Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Napco Security Technologies' score of 0.64 indicating that Ceragon Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ceragon Networks	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Napco Security Technologies	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CRNT or NSSC?

Ceragon Networks received 142 more outperform votes than Napco Security Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.30% of users gave Ceragon Networks an outperform vote while only 61.52% of users gave Napco Security Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ceragon Networks	Outperform Votes 425 64.30%	Underperform Votes 236 35.70%
Napco Security Technologies	Outperform Votes 283 61.52%	Underperform Votes 177 38.48%

Is CRNT or NSSC more profitable?

Napco Security Technologies has a net margin of 25.94% compared to Ceragon Networks' net margin of 6.10%. Napco Security Technologies' return on equity of 27.65% beat Ceragon Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ceragon Networks	6.10%	21.32%	10.29%
Napco Security Technologies	25.94%	27.65%	23.74%

Do analysts recommend CRNT or NSSC?

Ceragon Networks presently has a consensus price target of $6.38, indicating a potential upside of 202.13%. Napco Security Technologies has a consensus price target of $35.50, indicating a potential upside of 62.92%. Given Ceragon Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Ceragon Networks is more favorable than Napco Security Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ceragon Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Napco Security Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has more volatility & risk, CRNT or NSSC?

Ceragon Networks has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Napco Security Technologies has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ceragon Networks beats Napco Security Technologies on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.