Viavi Solutions (VIAV) Competitors

Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) and Leonardo DRS (NASDAQ:DRS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and valuation.

Does the media favor VIAV or DRS?

In the previous week, Viavi Solutions had 9 more articles in the media than Leonardo DRS. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Viavi Solutions and 9 mentions for Leonardo DRS. Leonardo DRS's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Viavi Solutions' score of 0.75 indicating that Leonardo DRS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Viavi Solutions	9 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Leonardo DRS	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VIAV or DRS?

95.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.8% of Leonardo DRS shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Leonardo DRS shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, VIAV or DRS?

Leonardo DRS has higher revenue and earnings than Viavi Solutions. Viavi Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Leonardo DRS, 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
Viavi Solutions	$990.70M	2.28	-$25.80M	-$0.17	-60.00
Leonardo DRS	$3.18B	2.74	$168M	$0.74	44.57

Is VIAV or DRS more profitable?

Leonardo DRS has a net margin of 6.23% compared to Viavi Solutions' net margin of -3.78%. Leonardo DRS's return on equity of 9.71% beat Viavi Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viavi Solutions	-3.78%	2.22%	0.88%
Leonardo DRS	6.23%	9.71%	6.03%

Which has more volatility and risk, VIAV or DRS?

Viavi Solutions has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leonardo DRS has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend VIAV or DRS?

Viavi Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $10.44, suggesting a potential upside of 2.38%. Leonardo DRS has a consensus price target of $32.17, suggesting a potential downside of 2.47%. Given Viavi Solutions' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Viavi Solutions is more favorable than Leonardo DRS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viavi Solutions	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Leonardo DRS	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VIAV or DRS?

Viavi Solutions received 649 more outperform votes than Leonardo DRS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.26% of users gave Leonardo DRS an outperform vote while only 67.44% of users gave Viavi Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Viavi Solutions	Outperform Votes 667 67.44%	Underperform Votes 322 32.56%
Leonardo DRS	Outperform Votes 18 78.26%	Underperform Votes 5 21.74%

Summary

Leonardo DRS beats Viavi Solutions on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.