Ribbon Communications (RBBN) Competitors

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

Is RBBN or CALX more profitable?

Calix has a net margin of -3.58% compared to Ribbon Communications' net margin of -6.50%. Ribbon Communications' return on equity of 7.36% beat Calix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ribbon Communications	-6.50%	7.36%	2.73%
Calix	-3.58%	-3.43%	-2.82%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RBBN or CALX?

70.9% of Ribbon Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Calix shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Ribbon Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Calix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, RBBN or CALX?

Ribbon Communications has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calix has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, RBBN or CALX?

Calix has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ribbon Communications. Calix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ribbon Communications, 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
Ribbon Communications	$833.88M	1.04	-$54.24M	-$0.32	-15.47
Calix	$831.52M	3.17	-$29.75M	-$0.45	-88.20

Does the media prefer RBBN or CALX?

In the previous week, Ribbon Communications had 8 more articles in the media than Calix. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Ribbon Communications and 4 mentions for Calix. Calix's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Ribbon Communications' score of -0.44 indicating that Calix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ribbon Communications	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Calix	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RBBN or CALX?

Ribbon Communications received 153 more outperform votes than Calix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.16% of users gave Ribbon Communications an outperform vote while only 58.69% of users gave Calix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ribbon Communications	Outperform Votes 511 63.16%	Underperform Votes 298 36.84%
Calix	Outperform Votes 358 58.69%	Underperform Votes 252 41.31%

Do analysts prefer RBBN or CALX?

Ribbon Communications currently has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.21%. Calix has a consensus price target of $43.17, indicating a potential upside of 8.76%. Given Ribbon Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ribbon Communications is more favorable than Calix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ribbon Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Calix	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Ribbon Communications beats Calix on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.