NETGEAR (NTGR) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, CALX or NTGR?

Calix has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NETGEAR has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CALX or NTGR?

98.1% of Calix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of NETGEAR shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of Calix shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of NETGEAR shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate CALX or NTGR?

Calix presently has a consensus price target of $43.17, indicating a potential upside of 27.29%. NETGEAR has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.15%. Given Calix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Calix is more favorable than NETGEAR.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calix	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
NETGEAR	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CALX or NTGR?

NETGEAR received 4 more outperform votes than Calix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.33% of users gave NETGEAR an outperform vote while only 58.69% of users gave Calix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Calix	Outperform Votes 358 58.69%	Underperform Votes 252 41.31%
NETGEAR	Outperform Votes 362 60.33%	Underperform Votes 238 39.67%

Does the media favor CALX or NTGR?

In the previous week, Calix and Calix both had 8 articles in the media. NETGEAR's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Calix's score of 1.25 indicating that NETGEAR is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Calix	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NETGEAR	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CALX or NTGR more profitable?

NETGEAR has a net margin of 1.83% compared to Calix's net margin of -3.58%. Calix's return on equity of -3.43% beat NETGEAR's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calix	-3.58%	-3.43%	-2.82%
NETGEAR	1.83%	-9.24%	-5.83%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CALX or NTGR?

NETGEAR has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Calix. Calix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NETGEAR, 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
Calix	$831.52M	2.72	-$29.75M	-$0.45	-75.36
NETGEAR	$673.76M	0.96	$12.36M	$0.40	55.94

Summary

Calix beats NETGEAR on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.