Viasat (VSAT) Competitors

Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) and Calix (NYSE:CALX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VSAT or CALX?

Viasat received 100 more outperform votes than Calix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.74% of users gave Viasat an outperform vote while only 58.69% of users gave Calix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Viasat	Outperform Votes 458 60.74%	Underperform Votes 296 39.26%
Calix	Outperform Votes 358 58.69%	Underperform Votes 252 41.31%

Which has more risk and volatility, VSAT or CALX?

Viasat has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calix has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate VSAT or CALX?

Viasat currently has a consensus target price of $15.43, indicating a potential upside of 64.66%. Calix has a consensus target price of $43.17, indicating a potential upside of 8.76%. Given Viasat's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Viasat is more favorable than Calix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viasat	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Calix	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders and institutionals believe in VSAT or CALX?

86.1% of Viasat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Calix shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Viasat shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Calix shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to VSAT or CALX?

In the previous week, Viasat had 1 more articles in the media than Calix. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Viasat and 4 mentions for Calix. Calix's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Viasat's score of 0.64 indicating that Calix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Viasat	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Calix	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VSAT or CALX?

Calix has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Viasat. Calix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viasat, 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
Viasat	$4.52B	0.27	-$1.07B	-$3.36	-2.79
Calix	$831.52M	3.17	-$29.75M	-$0.45	-88.20

Is VSAT or CALX more profitable?

Calix has a net margin of -3.58% compared to Viasat's net margin of -9.49%. Calix's return on equity of -3.43% beat Viasat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viasat	-9.49%	-8.37%	-2.55%
Calix	-3.58%	-3.43%	-2.82%

Summary

Calix beats Viasat on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.