Amphenol (APH) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, GLW or APH?

Amphenol has higher revenue and 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	$12.61B	3.21	$581M	$0.17	278.29
Amphenol	$14.23B	5.98	$1.93B	$1.74	40.56

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GLW or APH?

Corning received 330 more outperform votes than Amphenol when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.86% of users gave Amphenol an outperform vote while only 64.08% of users gave Corning an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Corning	Outperform Votes 917 64.08%	Underperform Votes 514 35.92%
Amphenol	Outperform Votes 587 67.86%	Underperform Votes 278 32.14%

Does the media refer more to GLW or APH?

In the previous week, Corning had 7 more articles in the media than Amphenol. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Corning and 8 mentions for Amphenol. Amphenol's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Corning's score of 0.54 indicating that Amphenol is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Corning	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amphenol	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GLW or APH a better dividend stock?

Corning pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Amphenol pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. 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. Corning has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Corning is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, GLW or APH?

Corning has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amphenol has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GLW or APH?

69.8% of Corning shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Amphenol shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Corning shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Amphenol shares are owned by company 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.

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%

Do analysts rate GLW or APH?

Corning currently has a consensus price target of $50.77, indicating a potential upside of 7.31%. Amphenol has a consensus price target of $69.63, indicating a potential downside of 1.35%. 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

Summary

Amphenol beats Corning on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.