Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Westell Technologies (WSTL) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrends WSTL vs. AWRE, CSCO, QCOM, PANW, MSI, FFIV, JNPR, CIEN, SATS, and IDCCShould you be buying Westell Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westell Technologies include Aware (AWRE), Cisco Systems (CSCO), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Motorola Solutions (MSI), F5 (FFIV), Juniper Networks (JNPR), Ciena (CIEN), EchoStar (SATS), and InterDigital (IDCC). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry. Westell Technologies vs. Aware Cisco Systems QUALCOMM Palo Alto Networks Motorola Solutions F5 Juniper Networks Ciena EchoStar InterDigital Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE) and Westell Technologies (NASDAQ:WSTL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AWRE or WSTL? Aware has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Westell Technologies. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAware$18.24M1.84-$7.31M-$0.36-4.39Westell Technologies$29.96M0.84-$10.10MN/AN/A Is AWRE or WSTL more profitable? Westell Technologies has a net margin of -30.99% compared to Aware's net margin of -44.06%. Aware's return on equity of -14.46% beat Westell Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aware-44.06% -14.46% -10.72% Westell Technologies -30.99%-18.79%-15.09% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AWRE or WSTL? 24.4% of Aware shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Westell Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.0% of Aware shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.7% of Westell Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AWRE or WSTL? Westell Technologies received 146 more outperform votes than Aware when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.58% of users gave Aware an outperform vote while only 61.70% of users gave Westell Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAwareOutperform Votes12367.58% Underperform Votes5932.42% Westell TechnologiesOutperform Votes26961.70% Underperform Votes16738.30% Does the media refer more to AWRE or WSTL? In the previous week, Aware had 5 more articles in the media than Westell Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Aware and 0 mentions for Westell Technologies. Aware's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Westell Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Aware is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Aware Positive Westell Technologies Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, AWRE or WSTL? Aware has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westell Technologies has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAware beats Westell Technologies on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyUrgent: This election is riggedIf you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonClick here to watch it now. Get Westell Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WSTL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WSTL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestell TechnologiesTelephone & Telegraph Apparatus IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$25.15M$1.24B$23.97B$8.97BDividend YieldN/A3.87%2.66%4.04%P/E Ratio-2.8413.63220.6013.39Price / Sales0.841.082,916.2286.49Price / CashN/A19.4334.2335.09Price / Book0.792.467.854.96Net Income-$10.10M-$12.48M$649.85M$224.10M Westell Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSTLWestell TechnologiesN/A$1.59flatN/AN/A$25.15M$29.96M-2.84101AWREAware1.5762 of 5 stars$1.61+0.5%N/A-3.1%$34.10M$18.24M-4.4480CSCOCisco Systems4.6435 of 5 stars$59.21-0.1%$59.94+1.2%+22.6%$235.82B$52.98B25.4190,400Insider TradeShort Interest ↑Positive NewsQCOMQUALCOMM4.9986 of 5 stars$158.53+1.4%$210.15+32.6%+25.7%$176.13B$38.96B17.6349,000Positive NewsPANWPalo Alto Networks4.3587 of 5 stars$387.82+0.9%$402.03+3.7%+31.7%$127.24B$8.03B50.5015,289MSIMotorola Solutions4.5464 of 5 stars$498.24-0.3%$506.29+1.6%+52.6%$83.27B$9.98B54.7321,000Positive NewsFFIVF54.6314 of 5 stars$250.35+0.1%$233.56-6.7%+46.1%$14.68B$2.82B26.196,557Short Interest ↓Positive NewsJNPRJuniper Networks4.7449 of 5 stars$35.75+0.1%$39.50+10.5%+24.7%$11.84B$5.56B47.283,374Positive NewsCIENCiena4.6337 of 5 stars$69.92+0.3%$63.08-9.8%+48.7%$10.10B$4.02B74.178,483SATSEchoStar0.9191 of 5 stars$25.25-0.2%$19.25-23.8%+123.8%$6.86B$17.02B-2.7615,300Positive NewsIDCCInterDigital2.8984 of 5 stars$196.49+0.3%$120.00-38.9%+94.6%$4.98B$549.59M20.94420Short Interest ↓Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AWRE Alternatives CSCO Alternatives QCOM Alternatives PANW Alternatives MSI Alternatives FFIV Alternatives JNPR Alternatives CIEN Alternatives SATS Alternatives IDCC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WSTL) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredYour bank is lying to you.You might think you have your money in a high-yield savings account, but do you really? 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