Digi International (DGII) Competitors

A10 Networks (NYSE:ATEN) and Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ATEN or DGII?

Digi International received 147 more outperform votes than A10 Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.77% of users gave A10 Networks an outperform vote while only 64.40% of users gave Digi International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
A10 Networks	Outperform Votes 307 67.77%	Underperform Votes 146 32.23%
Digi International	Outperform Votes 454 64.40%	Underperform Votes 251 35.60%

Do analysts rate ATEN or DGII?

A10 Networks currently has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.34%. Digi International has a consensus target price of $36.75, suggesting a potential upside of 11.53%. Given A10 Networks' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe A10 Networks is more favorable than Digi International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
A10 Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Digi International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is ATEN or DGII more profitable?

A10 Networks has a net margin of 19.29% compared to Digi International's net margin of 5.31%. A10 Networks' return on equity of 22.69% beat Digi International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
A10 Networks	19.29%	22.69%	12.18%
Digi International	5.31%	11.24%	7.64%

Does the media favor ATEN or DGII?

In the previous week, A10 Networks had 1 more articles in the media than Digi International. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for A10 Networks and 4 mentions for Digi International. A10 Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Digi International's score of 0.49 indicating that A10 Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
A10 Networks	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Digi International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, ATEN or DGII?

A10 Networks has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digi International has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ATEN or DGII?

A10 Networks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Digi International. A10 Networks 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
A10 Networks	$257.91M	4.76	$39.97M	$0.67	24.81
Digi International	$424.05M	2.83	$22.50M	$0.61	54.02

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ATEN or DGII?

98.6% of A10 Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of Digi International shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of A10 Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Digi International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

A10 Networks beats Digi International on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.