Gogo (GOGO) Competitors

Gogo (NASDAQ:GOGO) and ORBCOMM (NASDAQ:ORBC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GOGO or ORBC?

Gogo received 17 more outperform votes than ORBCOMM when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.18% of users gave Gogo an outperform vote while only 54.90% of users gave ORBCOMM an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gogo	Outperform Votes 359 56.18%	Underperform Votes 280 43.82%
ORBCOMM	Outperform Votes 342 54.90%	Underperform Votes 281 45.10%

Is GOGO or ORBC more profitable?

Gogo has a net margin of 13.94% compared to ORBCOMM's net margin of -15.10%. Gogo's return on equity of 121.96% beat ORBCOMM's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gogo	13.94%	121.96%	7.91%
ORBCOMM	-15.10%	-8.21%	-3.29%

Which has more volatility and risk, GOGO or ORBC?

Gogo has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ORBCOMM has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend GOGO or ORBC?

Gogo currently has a consensus target price of $12.17, indicating a potential upside of 57.19%. Given Gogo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Gogo is more favorable than ORBCOMM.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gogo	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
ORBCOMM	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer GOGO or ORBC?

In the previous week, Gogo had 1 more articles in the media than ORBCOMM. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Gogo and 0 mentions for ORBCOMM. Gogo's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat ORBCOMM's score of 0.53 indicating that Gogo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gogo	Very Positive
ORBCOMM	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GOGO or ORBC?

69.6% of Gogo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.5% of ORBCOMM shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.0% of Gogo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of ORBCOMM shares are owned by 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.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GOGO or ORBC?

Gogo has higher revenue and earnings than ORBCOMM. ORBCOMM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gogo, 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
Gogo	$397.58M	2.45	$145.68M	$0.43	18.00
ORBCOMM	$248.47M	3.68	-$33.94M	-$0.28	-41.04

Summary

Gogo beats ORBCOMM on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.