VIAV vs. OLED, QRVO, NXT, LITE, TSEM, SITM, ALGM, PI, LPL, and LUNR
Should you be buying Viavi Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Viavi Solutions include Universal Display (OLED), Qorvo (QRVO), Nextracker (NXT), Lumentum (LITE), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), SiTime (SITM), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), Impinj (PI), LG Display (LPL), and Intuitive Machines (LUNR). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Viavi Solutions vs.
Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) and Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Universal Display had 10 more articles in the media than Viavi Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Universal Display and 7 mentions for Viavi Solutions. Viavi Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Universal Display's score of 0.03 indicating that Viavi Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Universal Display has a net margin of 36.98% compared to Viavi Solutions' net margin of -3.78%. Universal Display's return on equity of 15.75% beat Viavi Solutions' return on equity.
Viavi Solutions received 101 more outperform votes than Universal Display when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.41% of users gave Viavi Solutions an outperform vote while only 65.78% of users gave Universal Display an outperform vote.
Viavi Solutions has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Display has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.
95.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of Universal Display shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Universal Display shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Universal Display has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Viavi Solutions. Viavi Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Display, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Viavi Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $10.44, indicating a potential upside of 2.18%. Universal Display has a consensus target price of $212.50, indicating a potential upside of 42.39%. Given Universal Display's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Universal Display is more favorable than Viavi Solutions.
Summary
Universal Display beats Viavi Solutions on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:VIAV) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
