GILT vs. HIMX, DQ, COMM, LUNR, PL, JKS, SEDG, PENG, BELFA, and NSSC
Should you be buying Gilat Satellite Networks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gilat Satellite Networks include Himax Technologies (HIMX), Daqo New Energy (DQ), CommScope (COMM), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Planet Labs PBC (PL), JinkoSolar (JKS), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), Penguin Solutions (PENG), Bel Fuse (BELFA), and Napco Security Technologies (NSSC). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Gilat Satellite Networks vs.
Gilat Satellite Networks (NASDAQ:GILT) and Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.
Gilat Satellite Networks has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.13, indicating that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Gilat Satellite Networks pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Himax Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Gilat Satellite Networks pays out 106.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Himax Technologies pays out 62.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Gilat Satellite Networks currently has a consensus price target of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 44.07%. Himax Technologies has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 121.89%. Given Himax Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Himax Technologies is more favorable than Gilat Satellite Networks.
Himax Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Gilat Satellite Networks. Gilat Satellite Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Himax Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Himax Technologies received 374 more outperform votes than Gilat Satellite Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.28% of users gave Himax Technologies an outperform vote while only 64.47% of users gave Gilat Satellite Networks an outperform vote.
Himax Technologies has a net margin of 8.80% compared to Gilat Satellite Networks' net margin of 8.14%. Gilat Satellite Networks' return on equity of 9.74% beat Himax Technologies' return on equity.
35.7% of Gilat Satellite Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Gilat Satellite Networks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Gilat Satellite Networks and Gilat Satellite Networks both had 1 articles in the media. Himax Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Gilat Satellite Networks' score of 0.00 indicating that Himax Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Himax Technologies beats Gilat Satellite Networks on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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