Lumentum (LITE) Competitors

Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) and Hubbell (NYSE:HUBB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Is LITE or HUBB more profitable?

Hubbell has a net margin of 13.82% compared to Lumentum's net margin of -36.98%. Hubbell's return on equity of 28.62% beat Lumentum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lumentum	-36.98%	-7.25%	-1.76%
Hubbell	13.82%	28.62%	13.10%

Does the media favor LITE or HUBB?

In the previous week, Hubbell had 3 more articles in the media than Lumentum. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Hubbell and 14 mentions for Lumentum. Hubbell's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Lumentum's score of 0.81 indicating that Hubbell is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lumentum	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hubbell	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, LITE or HUBB?

Hubbell has higher revenue and earnings than Lumentum. Lumentum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hubbell, 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
Lumentum	$1.41B	3.48	-$546.50M	-$7.69	-9.24
Hubbell	$5.63B	3.38	$777.80M	$14.36	24.67

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LITE or HUBB?

94.1% of Lumentum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.2% of Hubbell shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lumentum shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Hubbell shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer LITE or HUBB?

Lumentum currently has a consensus target price of $87.40, indicating a potential upside of 22.98%. Hubbell has a consensus target price of $464.88, indicating a potential upside of 31.22%. Given Hubbell's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hubbell is more favorable than Lumentum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lumentum	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Hubbell	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Which has more risk & volatility, LITE or HUBB?

Lumentum has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hubbell has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LITE or HUBB?

Lumentum received 581 more outperform votes than Hubbell when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.62% of users gave Lumentum an outperform vote while only 57.09% of users gave Hubbell an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lumentum	Outperform Votes 911 71.62%	Underperform Votes 361 28.38%
Hubbell	Outperform Votes 330 57.09%	Underperform Votes 248 42.91%

Summary

Hubbell beats Lumentum on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.