Calix (CALX) Competitors

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

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

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CALX or SATS?

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CALX or SATS?

Calix has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Calix	$831.52M	2.95	-$29.75M	-$0.45	-81.80
EchoStar	$15.83B	0.48	-$1.70B	-$0.44	-60.68

Which has more risk & volatility, CALX or SATS?

Calix has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EchoStar has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CALX or SATS 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
Calix	-3.58%	-3.43%	-2.82%
EchoStar	-15.51%	-0.64%	-0.22%

Does the media refer more to CALX or SATS?

In the previous week, Calix had 5 more articles in the media than EchoStar. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Calix and 4 mentions for EchoStar. EchoStar's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Calix's score of 0.90 indicating that EchoStar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Calix	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EchoStar	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CALX or SATS?

Calix presently has a consensus target price of $43.17, suggesting a potential upside of 17.27%. EchoStar has a consensus target price of $23.75, suggesting a potential downside of 11.05%. Given Calix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Calix is more favorable than EchoStar.

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

Summary

Calix beats EchoStar on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.