Viasat (VSAT) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CALX or VSAT?

Calix has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Calix	$1.04B	2.42	$29.33M	-$0.24	-158.02
Viasat	$4.28B	0.27	-$1.07B	-$3.12	-2.85

Do analysts recommend CALX or VSAT?

Calix presently has a consensus price target of $42.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.06%. Viasat has a consensus price target of $18.33, suggesting a potential upside of 106.22%. Given Viasat's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Viasat is more favorable than Calix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calix	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Viasat	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media favor CALX or VSAT?

In the previous week, Viasat had 7 more articles in the media than Calix. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Viasat and 3 mentions for Calix. Calix's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Viasat's score of 0.55 indicating that Calix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Calix	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Viasat	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CALX or VSAT more profitable?

Calix has a net margin of -1.79% compared to Viasat's net margin of -8.73%. Calix's return on equity of 1.33% beat Viasat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calix	-1.79%	1.33%	1.07%
Viasat	-8.73%	-7.58%	-2.30%

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

98.1% of Calix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Viasat shares are held by institutional investors. 17.0% of Calix shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Viasat shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CALX or VSAT?

Viasat received 99 more outperform votes than Calix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.96% of users gave Viasat an outperform vote while only 58.72% of users gave Calix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Calix	Outperform Votes 357 58.72%	Underperform Votes 251 41.28%
Viasat	Outperform Votes 456 60.96%	Underperform Votes 292 39.04%

Which has more risk & volatility, CALX or VSAT?

Calix has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viasat has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Calix beats Viasat on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.