Viasat (VSAT) Competitors

Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) and Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CLFD or VSAT?

Clearfield has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Viasat. Viasat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clearfield, 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
Clearfield	$166.71M	2.73	-$12.45M	$0.01	3,291.00
Viasat	$4.52B	0.83	-$574.96M	-$4.62	-6.05

Which has more volatility & risk, CLFD or VSAT?

Clearfield has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viasat has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CLFD or VSAT more profitable?

Clearfield has a net margin of 0.11% compared to Viasat's net margin of -13.11%. Clearfield's return on equity of 0.07% beat Viasat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clearfield	0.11%	0.07%	0.06%
Viasat	-13.11%	-6.37%	-1.91%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CLFD or VSAT?

88.7% of Clearfield shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Viasat shares are held by institutional investors. 17.8% of Clearfield shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Viasat shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer CLFD or VSAT?

In the previous week, Viasat had 9 more articles in the media than Clearfield. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Viasat and 4 mentions for Clearfield. Viasat's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Clearfield's score of 0.23 indicating that Viasat is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Clearfield	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Viasat	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CLFD or VSAT?

Clearfield presently has a consensus target price of $47.50, suggesting a potential upside of 44.33%. Viasat has a consensus target price of $21.13, suggesting a potential downside of 24.36%. Given Clearfield's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Clearfield is more favorable than Viasat.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clearfield	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Viasat	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Summary

Clearfield beats Viasat on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.