Cable One (CABO) Competitors

Cable One (NYSE:CABO) and Globalstar (NASDAQ:GSAT) are both communication companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CABO or GSAT?

89.9% of Cable One shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of Globalstar shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Cable One shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 61.0% of Globalstar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, CABO or GSAT?

Cable One has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globalstar has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CABO or GSAT more profitable?

Cable One has a net margin of -0.69% compared to Globalstar's net margin of -29.65%. Cable One's return on equity of 9.38% beat Globalstar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cable One	-0.69%	9.38%	2.61%
Globalstar	-29.65%	-8.96%	-2.51%

Which has better earnings and valuation, CABO or GSAT?

Cable One has higher revenue and earnings than Globalstar. Cable One is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Globalstar, 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
Cable One	$1.58B	0.49	$14.48M	-$2.51	-54.73
Globalstar	$250.35M	12.60	-$63.16M	-$0.73	-34.14

Does the media favor CABO or GSAT?

In the previous week, Cable One had 1 more articles in the media than Globalstar. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Cable One and 1 mentions for Globalstar. Cable One's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Globalstar's score of 0.50 indicating that Cable One is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cable One	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Globalstar	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CABO or GSAT?

Cable One presently has a consensus target price of $309.25, indicating a potential upside of 125.14%. Given Cable One's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cable One is more favorable than Globalstar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cable One	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
Globalstar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Cable One beats Globalstar on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.