GILT vs. PL, AVNW, COMM, CRNT, BKSY, SATL, VUZI, KVHI, CMBM, and CMTL
Should you be buying Gilat Satellite Networks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gilat Satellite Networks include Planet Labs PBC (PL), Aviat Networks (AVNW), CommScope (COMM), Ceragon Networks (CRNT), BlackSky Technology (BKSY), Satellogic (SATL), Vuzix (VUZI), KVH Industries (KVHI), Cambium Networks (CMBM), and Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL). These companies are all part of the "radio & t.v. communications equipment" industry.
Gilat Satellite Networks (NASDAQ:GILT) and Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.
Gilat Satellite Networks has a net margin of 8.08% compared to Planet Labs PBC's net margin of -63.67%. Gilat Satellite Networks' return on equity of 8.02% beat Planet Labs PBC's return on equity.
35.7% of Gilat Satellite Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Gilat Satellite Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Gilat Satellite Networks and Gilat Satellite Networks both had 5 articles in the media. Gilat Satellite Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Planet Labs PBC's score of -0.02 indicating that Gilat Satellite Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Gilat Satellite Networks has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Gilat Satellite Networks received 180 more outperform votes than Planet Labs PBC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.19% of users gave Gilat Satellite Networks an outperform vote while only 37.84% of users gave Planet Labs PBC an outperform vote.
Gilat Satellite Networks presently has a consensus target price of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 53.99%. Planet Labs PBC has a consensus target price of $4.68, indicating a potential upside of 151.49%. Given Planet Labs PBC's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Planet Labs PBC is more favorable than Gilat Satellite Networks.
Gilat Satellite Networks has higher revenue and earnings than Planet Labs PBC. Planet Labs PBC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gilat Satellite Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Gilat Satellite Networks beats Planet Labs PBC on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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