Free Trial

KVH Industries (KVHI) Competitors

KVH Industries logo
$6.11 +0.17 (+2.86%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$6.14 +0.03 (+0.57%)
As of 04:43 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.

KVHI vs. AVNW, CMTL, AWRE, CSCO, QCOM, PANW, MSI, SATS, FFIV, and CIEN

Should you be buying KVH Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KVH Industries include Aviat Networks (AVNW), Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL), Aware (AWRE), Cisco Systems (CSCO), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Motorola Solutions (MSI), EchoStar (SATS), F5 (FFIV), and Ciena (CIEN). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry.

KVH Industries vs. Its Competitors

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

Aviat Networks presently has a consensus target price of $37.60, suggesting a potential upside of 57.26%. Given Aviat Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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

Aviat Networks has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KVH Industries has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Aviat Networks has a net margin of 0.31% compared to KVH Industries' net margin of -5.83%. Aviat Networks' return on equity of 5.84% beat KVH Industries' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Aviat Networks0.31% 5.84% 2.43%
KVH Industries -5.83%-3.41%-3.04%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Aviat Networks$434.61M0.70$10.76M-$0.20-119.55
KVH Industries$113.83M1.05-$11.05M-$0.32-19.09

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, 21.1% of KVH Industries shares are held by 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.

In the previous week, Aviat Networks had 13 more articles in the media than KVH Industries. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Aviat Networks and 5 mentions for KVH Industries. KVH Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Aviat Networks' score of 1.17 indicating that KVH Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

Aviat Networks beats KVH Industries on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

Get KVH Industries News Delivered to You Automatically

Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KVHI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.

Subscribe Now
By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KVHI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip Chart

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Skip Chart

KVHI vs. The Competition

MetricKVH IndustriesCommunications Components IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$119.15M$5.53B$31.09B$10.15B
Dividend YieldN/A2.38%3.17%4.61%
P/E Ratio-19.0970.25438.4225.92
Price / Sales1.052.531,757.7685.55
Price / Cash13.1222.6636.4759.91
Price / Book0.872.877.256.29
Net Income-$11.05M$16.91M$808.32M$270.85M
7 Day Performance3.04%2.46%2.80%3.35%
1 Month Performance14.85%6.87%4.92%6.40%
1 Year Performance35.18%47.57%24,304.86%28.21%

KVH Industries Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KVHI
KVH Industries
2.2047 of 5 stars
$6.11
+2.9%
N/A+33.2%$119.15M$113.83M-19.09650Positive News
Short Interest ↓
AVNW
Aviat Networks
3.8286 of 5 stars
$22.37
+0.1%
$37.60
+68.1%
+5.0%$284.64M$408.08M-111.85710News Coverage
Positive News
CMTL
Comtech Telecommunications
3.7796 of 5 stars
$2.37
+6.8%
$6.00
+153.2%
-29.7%$65.26M$540.40M-0.241,676High Trading Volume
AWRE
Aware
0.6626 of 5 stars
$2.74
+20.7%
N/A+27.9%$48.38M$16.15M-9.7980Gap Up
High Trading Volume
CSCO
Cisco Systems
4.9248 of 5 stars
$66.88
0.0%
$74.53
+11.4%
+37.8%$264.47B$56.65B25.5386,200Positive News
Insider Trade
QCOM
QUALCOMM
4.9115 of 5 stars
$160.24
+0.3%
$182.82
+14.1%
-3.0%$172.47B$43.26B15.4549,000Positive News
PANW
Palo Alto Networks
4.3388 of 5 stars
$197.38
+1.5%
$211.68
+7.2%
+16.1%$130.07B$9.22B122.9816,068Positive News
Short Interest ↑
MSI
Motorola Solutions
4.9073 of 5 stars
$478.43
-0.1%
$516.13
+7.9%
+12.6%$79.80B$11.09B38.5221,000News Coverage
Positive News
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
SATS
EchoStar
1.332 of 5 stars
$80.63
+19.9%
$49.90
-38.1%
+251.9%$19.35B$15.45B-76.7913,700Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
High Trading Volume
FFIV
F5
3.9788 of 5 stars
$320.63
+1.5%
$309.89
-3.4%
+64.9%$18.15B$2.82B28.256,557News Coverage
Positive News
Insider Trade
CIEN
Ciena
4.6028 of 5 stars
$118.95
+1.9%
$114.32
-3.9%
+149.0%$16.46B$4.01B122.638,657Analyst Upgrade

Related Companies and Tools


This page (NASDAQ:KVHI) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners