Calix (CALX) Competitors

EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) and Calix (NYSE:CALX) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend SATS or CALX?

EchoStar presently has a consensus price target of $23.75, indicating a potential downside of 19.93%. Calix has a consensus price target of $43.17, indicating a potential upside of 9.27%. Given Calix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Calix is more favorable than EchoStar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EchoStar	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Calix	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is SATS or CALX more profitable?

Calix has a net margin of -3.58% compared to EchoStar's net margin of -15.51%. EchoStar's return on equity of -0.64% beat Calix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EchoStar	-15.51%	-0.64%	-0.22%
Calix	-3.58%	-3.43%	-2.82%

Which has more volatility and risk, SATS or CALX?

EchoStar has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calix has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SATS or CALX?

Calix has lower revenue, but higher earnings than EchoStar. Calix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EchoStar, 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
EchoStar	$17.02B	0.47	-$1.70B	-$9.16	-3.24
Calix	$831.52M	3.15	-$29.75M	-$0.45	-87.79

Does the media refer more to SATS or CALX?

In the previous week, EchoStar had 2 more articles in the media than Calix. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for EchoStar and 4 mentions for Calix. Calix's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat EchoStar's score of 0.36 indicating that Calix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EchoStar	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Calix	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SATS or CALX?

Calix received 1 more outperform votes than EchoStar when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.74% of users gave EchoStar an outperform vote while only 58.69% of users gave Calix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EchoStar	Outperform Votes 357 62.74%	Underperform Votes 212 37.26%
Calix	Outperform Votes 358 58.69%	Underperform Votes 252 41.31%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SATS or CALX?

33.6% of EchoStar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Calix shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.9% of EchoStar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Calix shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Calix beats EchoStar on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.