KVH Industries (KVHI) Competitors

Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW) and KVH Industries (NASDAQ:KVHI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AVNW or KVHI?

78.6% of Aviat Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of KVH Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Aviat Networks shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.7% of KVH Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor AVNW or KVHI?

In the previous week, Aviat Networks and Aviat Networks both had 2 articles in the media. Aviat Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat KVH Industries' score of 0.71 indicating that Aviat Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aviat Networks	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
KVH Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AVNW or KVHI?

Aviat Networks has higher revenue and earnings than KVH Industries. Aviat Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KVH Industries, 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
Aviat Networks	$434.11M	0.56	$10.76M	-$0.20	-95.60
KVH Industries	$113.83M	0.90	-$15.42M	-$0.56	-9.25

Do analysts prefer AVNW or KVHI?

Aviat Networks currently has a consensus price target of $37.60, suggesting a potential upside of 96.65%. Given Aviat Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aviat Networks is more favorable than KVH Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aviat Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
KVH Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is AVNW or KVHI more profitable?

Aviat Networks has a net margin of -0.56% compared to KVH Industries' net margin of -15.99%. Aviat Networks' return on equity of 4.33% beat KVH Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aviat Networks	-0.56%	4.33%	1.98%
KVH Industries	-15.99%	-3.96%	-3.38%

Which has more risk & volatility, AVNW or KVHI?

Aviat Networks has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KVH Industries has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AVNW or KVHI?

Aviat Networks received 8 more outperform votes than KVH Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.36% of users gave Aviat Networks an outperform vote while only 64.50% of users gave KVH Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aviat Networks	Outperform Votes 266 65.36%	Underperform Votes 141 34.64%
KVH Industries	Outperform Votes 258 64.50%	Underperform Votes 142 35.50%

Summary

Aviat Networks beats KVH Industries on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.