Ondas (ONDS) Competitors

Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) and Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is ONDS or CLFD more profitable?

Clearfield has a net margin of -5.41% compared to Ondas' net margin of -544.24%. Clearfield's return on equity of -3.31% beat Ondas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ondas	-544.24%	-183.49%	-50.42%
Clearfield	-5.41%	-3.31%	-2.90%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ONDS or CLFD?

Clearfield received 287 more outperform votes than Ondas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.77% of users gave Clearfield an outperform vote while only 52.78% of users gave Ondas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ondas	Outperform Votes 19 52.78%	Underperform Votes 17 47.22%
Clearfield	Outperform Votes 306 59.77%	Underperform Votes 206 40.23%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ONDS or CLFD?

37.7% of Ondas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Clearfield shares are held by institutional investors. 13.9% of Ondas shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Clearfield shares are held by company 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.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ONDS or CLFD?

Clearfield has higher revenue and earnings than Ondas. Clearfield is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ondas, 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
Ondas	$7.19M	12.85	-$44.85M	-$0.60	-1.46
Clearfield	$167.95M	2.26	-$12.45M	-$0.63	-42.56

Does the media prefer ONDS or CLFD?

In the previous week, Ondas had 1 more articles in the media than Clearfield. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Ondas and 7 mentions for Clearfield. Clearfield's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Ondas' score of 0.45 indicating that Clearfield is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ondas	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Clearfield	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer ONDS or CLFD?

Ondas currently has a consensus target price of $3.25, suggesting a potential upside of 271.77%. Clearfield has a consensus target price of $46.75, suggesting a potential upside of 74.38%. Given Ondas' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ondas is more favorable than Clearfield.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ondas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Clearfield	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, ONDS or CLFD?

Ondas has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearfield has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Clearfield beats Ondas on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.