Franklin Wireless (FKWL) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FKWL or CRNT?

Ceragon Networks has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Wireless. Franklin Wireless is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ceragon Networks, 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
Franklin Wireless	$45.28M	1.11	-$3.96M	-$0.14	-30.39
Ceragon Networks	$380.52M	0.47	$24.06M	$0.16	12.44

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FKWL or CRNT?

18.5% of Franklin Wireless shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.3% of Ceragon Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.1% of Franklin Wireless 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, FKWL or CRNT?

Franklin Wireless has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ceragon Networks has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Does the media favor FKWL or CRNT?

In the previous week, Ceragon Networks had 3 more articles in the media than Franklin Wireless. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ceragon Networks and 0 mentions for Franklin Wireless. Ceragon Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Franklin Wireless' score of 0.00 indicating that Ceragon Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Franklin Wireless	Neutral
Ceragon Networks	Neutral

Do analysts recommend FKWL or CRNT?

Ceragon Networks has a consensus price target of $5.30, suggesting a potential upside of 166.33%. Given Ceragon Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ceragon Networks is more favorable than Franklin Wireless.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franklin Wireless	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Ceragon Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is FKWL or CRNT more profitable?

Ceragon Networks has a net margin of 3.57% compared to Franklin Wireless' net margin of -3.68%. Ceragon Networks' return on equity of 13.71% beat Franklin Wireless' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin Wireless	-3.68%	-4.48%	-3.29%
Ceragon Networks	3.57%	13.71%	6.79%

Summary

Ceragon Networks beats Franklin Wireless on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.