UEIC vs. LOGI, GRMN, GNSS, KOSS, SYNX, IMTE, SNE, SONY, VZIO, and SONO
Should you be buying Universal Electronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Universal Electronics include Logitech International (LOGI), Garmin (GRMN), Genasys (GNSS), Koss (KOSS), Silynxcom (SYNX), Integrated Media Technology (IMTE), Sony (SNE), Sony Group (SONY), VIZIO (VZIO), and Sonos (SONO).
Universal Electronics (NASDAQ:UEIC) and Logitech International (NASDAQ:LOGI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.
Logitech International has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Electronics. Universal Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Logitech International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Logitech International has a net margin of 14.24% compared to Universal Electronics' net margin of -11.27%. Logitech International's return on equity of 27.46% beat Universal Electronics' return on equity.
Logitech International received 42 more outperform votes than Universal Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.04% of users gave Universal Electronics an outperform vote while only 55.20% of users gave Logitech International an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Logitech International had 8 more articles in the media than Universal Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Logitech International and 4 mentions for Universal Electronics. Universal Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Logitech International's score of 0.98 indicating that Universal Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Universal Electronics currently has a consensus target price of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.14%. Logitech International has a consensus target price of $91.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.91%. Given Universal Electronics' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Universal Electronics is more favorable than Logitech International.
79.4% of Universal Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Logitech International shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Universal Electronics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Logitech International 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.
Universal Electronics has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Logitech International has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Logitech International beats Universal Electronics on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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