DZSI vs. FKWL, SONM, AKTS, JCS, CLRO, PEGY, MINM, AUDC, FN, and CIEN
Should you be buying DZS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DZS include Franklin Wireless (FKWL), Sonim Technologies (SONM), Akoustis Technologies (AKTS), Communications Systems (JCS), ClearOne (CLRO), Pineapple Energy (PEGY), Minim (MINM), AudioCodes (AUDC), Fabrinet (FN), and Ciena (CIEN).
DZS (NASDAQ:DZSI) and Franklin Wireless (NASDAQ:FKWL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
DZS has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Wireless has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.
40.8% of DZS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of Franklin Wireless shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of DZS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.6% of Franklin Wireless shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
DZS received 212 more outperform votes than Franklin Wireless when rated by MarketBeat users.
DZS has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Franklin Wireless' net margin of -9.13%. DZS's return on equity of 0.00% beat Franklin Wireless' return on equity.
In the previous week, DZS had 1 more articles in the media than Franklin Wireless. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for DZS and 3 mentions for Franklin Wireless. DZS's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Franklin Wireless' score of 1.25 indicating that DZS is being referred to more favorably in the media.
DZS presently has a consensus target price of $6.67, suggesting a potential upside of 376.19%. Given DZS's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe DZS is more favorable than Franklin Wireless.
Franklin Wireless has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DZS. Franklin Wireless is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DZS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
DZS beats Franklin Wireless on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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