Harmonic (HLIT) Competitors

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

Does the media favor HLIT or CALX?

In the previous week, Calix had 1 more articles in the media than Harmonic. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Calix and 6 mentions for Harmonic. Harmonic's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Calix's score of 1.01 indicating that Harmonic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Harmonic	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Calix	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HLIT or CALX 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
Harmonic	5.78%	15.90%	8.96%
Calix	-3.58%	-3.43%	-2.82%

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

99.4% of Harmonic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Calix shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Harmonic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.0% of Calix shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer HLIT or CALX?

Harmonic currently has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 42.37%. Calix has a consensus price target of $43.17, suggesting a potential upside of 29.09%. Given Harmonic's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Harmonic is more favorable than Calix.

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HLIT or CALX?

Harmonic has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Harmonic	$678.72M	1.51	$39.22M	$0.33	26.61
Calix	$831.52M	2.68	-$29.75M	-$0.45	-74.31

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HLIT or CALX?

Harmonic received 6 more outperform votes than Calix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.47% of users gave Harmonic an outperform vote while only 58.69% of users gave Calix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Harmonic	Outperform Votes 364 60.47%	Underperform Votes 238 39.53%
Calix	Outperform Votes 358 58.69%	Underperform Votes 252 41.31%

Which has more risk and volatility, HLIT or CALX?

Harmonic has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calix has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Harmonic beats Calix on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.