Digi International (DGII) Competitors

Calix (NYSE:CALX) and Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CALX or DGII?

Digi International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Calix. Calix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Digi International, 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
Calix	$831.52M	2.73	-$29.75M	-$0.45	-75.60
Digi International	$421.82M	2.26	$22.50M	$0.96	26.89

Does the media refer more to CALX or DGII?

In the previous week, Digi International had 4 more articles in the media than Calix. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Digi International and 7 mentions for Calix. Calix's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Digi International's score of 0.08 indicating that Calix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Calix	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Digi International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, CALX or DGII?

Calix has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digi International has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CALX or DGII?

Calix currently has a consensus price target of $43.17, suggesting a potential upside of 26.89%. Digi International has a consensus price target of $35.25, suggesting a potential upside of 36.57%. Given Digi International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Digi International is more favorable than Calix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calix	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Digi International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CALX or DGII?

Digi International received 99 more outperform votes than Calix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.46% of users gave Digi International an outperform vote while only 58.69% of users gave Calix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Calix	Outperform Votes 358 58.69%	Underperform Votes 252 41.31%
Digi International	Outperform Votes 457 64.46%	Underperform Votes 252 35.54%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CALX or DGII?

98.1% of Calix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of Digi International shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of Calix shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Digi International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CALX or DGII more profitable?

Digi International has a net margin of 8.45% compared to Calix's net margin of -3.58%. Digi International's return on equity of 11.16% beat Calix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calix	-3.58%	-3.43%	-2.82%
Digi International	8.45%	11.16%	7.83%

Summary

Digi International beats Calix on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.