Amphenol (APH) Competitors

Corning (NYSE:GLW) and Amphenol (NYSE:APH) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GLW or APH?

69.8% of Corning shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Amphenol shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Corning shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Amphenol 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.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GLW or APH?

Amphenol has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Corning. Amphenol is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corning, 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
Corning	$12.59B	3.39	$581M	$0.17	293.12
Amphenol	$12.55B	6.67	$1.93B	$1.74	39.91

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GLW or APH?

Corning received 330 more outperform votes than Amphenol when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.90% of users gave Amphenol an outperform vote while only 64.11% of users gave Corning an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Corning	Outperform Votes 918 64.11%	Underperform Votes 514 35.89%
Amphenol	Outperform Votes 588 67.90%	Underperform Votes 278 32.10%

Does the media refer more to GLW or APH?

In the previous week, Amphenol had 11 more articles in the media than Corning. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Amphenol and 21 mentions for Corning. Corning's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Amphenol's score of 0.87 indicating that Corning is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Corning	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amphenol	22 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, GLW or APH?

Corning has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amphenol has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GLW or APH?

Corning currently has a consensus target price of $50.77, suggesting a potential upside of 1.88%. Amphenol has a consensus target price of $69.79, suggesting a potential upside of 0.51%. Given Corning's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Corning is more favorable than Amphenol.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corning	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Amphenol	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Is GLW or APH a better dividend stock?

Corning pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Amphenol pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Corning pays out 658.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Amphenol pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is GLW or APH more profitable?

Amphenol has a net margin of 15.40% compared to Corning's net margin of 1.24%. Amphenol's return on equity of 24.68% beat Corning's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corning	1.24%	13.45%	5.52%
Amphenol	15.40%	24.68%	12.32%

Summary

Amphenol beats Corning on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.