Lumentum (LITE) Competitors

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

Does the media favor HUBB or LITE?

In the previous week, Hubbell had 7 more articles in the media than Lumentum. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Hubbell and 10 mentions for Lumentum. Hubbell's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Lumentum's score of 0.50 indicating that Hubbell is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hubbell	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lumentum	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate HUBB or LITE?

Hubbell currently has a consensus price target of $471.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.15%. Lumentum has a consensus price target of $88.07, indicating a potential upside of 20.07%. Given Hubbell's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Hubbell is more favorable than Lumentum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hubbell	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Lumentum	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HUBB or LITE?

Lumentum received 579 more outperform votes than Hubbell when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.57% of users gave Lumentum an outperform vote while only 57.19% of users gave Hubbell an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hubbell	Outperform Votes 330 57.19%	Underperform Votes 247 42.81%
Lumentum	Outperform Votes 909 71.57%	Underperform Votes 361 28.43%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HUBB or LITE?

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
Hubbell	$5.63B	3.59	$777.80M	$14.36	26.24
Lumentum	$1.36B	3.73	-$546.50M	-$7.69	-9.54

Is HUBB or LITE 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
Hubbell	13.82%	28.62%	13.10%
Lumentum	-36.98%	-7.25%	-1.76%

Which has more risk and volatility, HUBB or LITE?

Hubbell has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lumentum has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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

Summary

Hubbell beats Lumentum on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.