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Westell Technologies (WSTL) Competitors

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WSTL vs. JCS, SONM, CLRO, KVHI, CMTL, AWRE, EMR, CSCO, QCOM, and PANW

Should you be buying Westell Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westell Technologies include Communications Systems (JCS), Sonim Technologies (SONM), ClearOne (CLRO), KVH Industries (KVHI), Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL), Aware (AWRE), Emerson Electric (EMR), Cisco Systems (CSCO), QUALCOMM (QCOM), and Palo Alto Networks (PANW).

Westell Technologies vs.

Communications Systems (NASDAQ:JCS) and Westell Technologies (NASDAQ:WSTL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.

Communications Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Westell Technologies.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Communications Systems$7.01M0.00$2.97M$1.84N/A
Westell Technologies$29.96M0.86-$10.10MN/AN/A

In the previous week, Communications Systems had 5 more articles in the media than Westell Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Communications Systems and 0 mentions for Westell Technologies. Communications Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Westell Technologies'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Communications Systems Neutral
Westell Technologies Neutral

Communications Systems has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% 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.

Communications Systems has a net margin of 12.99% compared to Westell Technologies' net margin of -30.99%. Westell Technologies' return on equity of -18.79% beat Communications Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Communications Systems12.99% -26.12% -17.95%
Westell Technologies -30.99%-18.79%-15.09%

53.1% of Communications Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Westell Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of Communications Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.7% of Westell Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Westell Technologies received 61 more outperform votes than Communications Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.70% of users gave Westell Technologies an outperform vote while only 43.33% of users gave Communications Systems an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Communications SystemsOutperform Votes
208
43.33%
Underperform Votes
272
56.67%
Westell TechnologiesOutperform Votes
269
61.70%
Underperform Votes
167
38.30%

Given Communications Systems' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Communications Systems is more favorable than Westell Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Communications Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
Westell Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A

Summary

Westell Technologies beats Communications Systems on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WSTL vs. The Competition

MetricWestell TechnologiesTelephone & Telegraph Apparatus IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$25.62M$1.21B$24.00B$8.53B
Dividend YieldN/A3.81%2.75%4.14%
P/E Ratio-2.8913.94252.5615.14
Price / Sales0.860.983,725.2893.53
Price / CashN/A17.9732.1034.04
Price / Book0.802.566.995.01
Net Income-$10.10M-$9.48M$670.43M$225.46M

Westell Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WSTL
Westell Technologies
N/A$1.62
flat
N/AN/A$25.62M$29.96M-2.89101
JCS
Communications Systems
N/AN/AN/AN/A$19.88M$7.01M4.45150Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Down
SONM
Sonim Technologies
1.4169 of 5 stars
$3.32
-1.2%
N/A-59.2%$16.05M$93.63M-1.4467
CLRO
ClearOne
0.1921 of 5 stars
$0.57
-3.4%
N/A-13.6%$13.66M$18.70M-3.80110Analyst Forecast
Negative News
Gap Down
KVHI
KVH Industries
4.2398 of 5 stars
$4.60
-0.6%
$7.00
+52.2%
+1.3%$90.68M$122.59M-4.07650Positive News
CMTL
Comtech Telecommunications
4.4214 of 5 stars
$2.91
-21.8%
$10.88
+273.7%
-76.4%$82.91M$549.99M-2.061,718Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Gap Down
AWRE
Aware
0.5788 of 5 stars
$1.54
-5.5%
N/A+46.7%$32.62M$18.24M-4.2880Short Interest ↑
Gap Up
EMR
Emerson Electric
4.7986 of 5 stars
$108.46
+0.2%
$125.47
+15.7%
+21.0%$62.12B$15.17B36.4067,000Upcoming Earnings
CSCO
Cisco Systems
4.8469 of 5 stars
$55.50
+1.3%
$56.74
+2.2%
+6.3%$221.49B$53.80B21.8590,400
QCOM
QUALCOMM
4.9979 of 5 stars
$165.27
+1.5%
$207.92
+25.8%
+49.0%$184.11B$35.82B21.4150,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
PANW
Palo Alto Networks
4.7699 of 5 stars
$362.64
+0.6%
$378.49
+4.4%
+48.1%$118.08B$8.03B50.0215,289Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:WSTL) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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