Itron (ITRI) Competitors

Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI) and Coherent (NYSE:COHR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer ITRI or COHR?

In the previous week, Itron had 6 more articles in the media than Coherent. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Itron and 3 mentions for Coherent. Itron's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Coherent's score of 0.32 indicating that Itron is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Itron	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coherent	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ITRI or COHR?

96.2% of Itron shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Coherent shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Itron shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Coherent shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ITRI or COHR?

Itron has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Coherent. Coherent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Itron, 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
Itron	$2.17B	1.95	$96.92M	$4.88	19.25
Coherent	$4.71B	2.72	-$156.15M	-$0.41	-201.62

Which has more risk and volatility, ITRI or COHR?

Itron has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coherent has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ITRI or COHR?

Itron received 21 more outperform votes than Coherent when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.82% of users gave Itron an outperform vote while only 62.64% of users gave Coherent an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Itron	Outperform Votes 586 64.82%	Underperform Votes 318 35.18%
Coherent	Outperform Votes 565 62.64%	Underperform Votes 337 37.36%

Is ITRI or COHR more profitable?

Itron has a net margin of 9.37% compared to Coherent's net margin of 1.28%. Itron's return on equity of 19.03% beat Coherent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Itron	9.37%	19.03%	8.53%
Coherent	1.28%	8.29%	3.25%

Do analysts recommend ITRI or COHR?

Itron presently has a consensus target price of $123.92, suggesting a potential upside of 31.91%. Coherent has a consensus target price of $114.27, suggesting a potential upside of 38.23%. Given Coherent's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Coherent is more favorable than Itron.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Itron	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Coherent	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Summary

Itron beats Coherent on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.