Harmonic (HLIT) Competitors

Calix (NYSE:CALX) and Harmonic (NASDAQ:HLIT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, CALX or HLIT?

Calix has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Harmonic has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CALX or HLIT?

Harmonic has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Calix. Calix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Harmonic, 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
Calix	$831.52M	2.36	-$29.75M	-$0.45	-65.37
Harmonic	$678.72M	1.72	$39.22M	$0.33	30.18

Does the media refer more to CALX or HLIT?

In the previous week, Calix had 3 more articles in the media than Harmonic. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Calix and 3 mentions for Harmonic. Calix's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Harmonic's score of 0.24 indicating that Calix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Calix	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Harmonic	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CALX or HLIT?

Harmonic received 5 more outperform votes than Calix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.50% of users gave Harmonic an outperform vote while only 58.69% of users gave Calix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Calix	Outperform Votes 358 58.69%	Underperform Votes 252 41.31%
Harmonic	Outperform Votes 363 60.50%	Underperform Votes 237 39.50%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CALX or HLIT?

98.1% of Calix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of Harmonic shares are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of Calix shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Harmonic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CALX or HLIT more profitable?

Harmonic has a net margin of 5.78% compared to Calix's net margin of -3.58%. Harmonic's return on equity of 15.90% beat Calix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calix	-3.58%	-3.43%	-2.82%
Harmonic	5.78%	15.90%	8.96%

Do analysts rate CALX or HLIT?

Calix currently has a consensus price target of $43.17, suggesting a potential upside of 46.75%. Harmonic has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.50%. Given Calix's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Calix is more favorable than Harmonic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calix	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Harmonic	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Harmonic beats Calix on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.