Viasat (VSAT) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CALX or VSAT?

98.1% of Calix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Viasat shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of Calix shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Viasat shares are owned by company 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 more volatility & risk, CALX or VSAT?

Calix has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viasat has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CALX or VSAT?

In the previous week, Viasat had 1 more articles in the media than Calix. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Viasat and 9 mentions for Calix. Calix's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Viasat's score of 0.88 indicating that Calix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Calix	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Viasat	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CALX or VSAT?

Viasat received 101 more outperform votes than Calix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.55% of users gave Viasat an outperform vote while only 58.69% of users gave Calix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Calix	Outperform Votes 358 58.69%	Underperform Votes 252 41.31%
Viasat	Outperform Votes 459 60.55%	Underperform Votes 299 39.45%

Which has preferable 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	$831.52M	2.99	-$29.75M	-$0.45	-82.73
Viasat	$4.52B	0.32	-$1.07B	-$3.36	-3.33

Is CALX or VSAT 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
Calix	-3.58%	-3.43%	-2.82%
Viasat	-9.49%	-8.37%	-2.55%

Do analysts prefer CALX or VSAT?

Calix currently has a consensus target price of $43.17, suggesting a potential upside of 15.95%. Viasat has a consensus target price of $14.57, suggesting a potential upside of 30.22%. Given Viasat's higher probable 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Summary

Calix beats Viasat on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.