Globalstar (GSAT) Competitors

Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) and Globalstar (NASDAQ:GSAT) are both communication companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, ROKU or GSAT?

Roku has a beta of 2.05, suggesting that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globalstar has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ROKU or GSAT?

Roku presently has a consensus price target of $98.96, suggesting a potential upside of 9.60%. Given Roku's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Roku is more favorable than Globalstar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Roku	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Globalstar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Is ROKU or GSAT more profitable?

Roku has a net margin of -1.40% compared to Globalstar's net margin of -17.80%. Globalstar's return on equity of -1.17% beat Roku's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Roku	-1.40%	-2.44%	-1.44%
Globalstar	-17.80%	-1.17%	-0.27%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ROKU or GSAT?

86.3% of Roku shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of Globalstar shares are held by institutional investors. 14.0% of Roku shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.0% of Globalstar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ROKU or GSAT?

Globalstar has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Roku. Roku is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Globalstar, 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
Roku	$4.39B	3.03	-$129.39M	-$0.42	-214.98
Globalstar	$250.35M	13.51	-$63.16M	-$0.45	-59.36

Does the media refer more to ROKU or GSAT?

In the previous week, Roku had 37 more articles in the media than Globalstar. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Roku and 5 mentions for Globalstar. Roku's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Globalstar's score of 0.53 indicating that Roku is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Roku	21 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Globalstar	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Roku beats Globalstar on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.