Calix (CALX) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, SATS or CALX?

EchoStar has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calix has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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	0.43	-$1.70B	-$9.16	-2.95
Calix	$890.13M	2.83	$29.33M	-$0.24	-158.02

Does the media prefer SATS or CALX?

In the previous week, EchoStar had 5 more articles in the media than Calix. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for EchoStar and 3 mentions for Calix. Calix's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat EchoStar's score of 0.31 indicating that Calix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EchoStar	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Calix	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SATS or CALX?

EchoStar and Calix both received 357 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 62.74% of users gave EchoStar an outperform vote while only 58.72% of users gave Calix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EchoStar	Outperform Votes 357 62.74%	Underperform Votes 212 37.26%
Calix	Outperform Votes 357 58.72%	Underperform Votes 251 41.28%

Is SATS or CALX more profitable?

Calix has a net margin of -1.79% compared to EchoStar's net margin of -15.51%. Calix's return on equity of 1.33% beat EchoStar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EchoStar	-15.51%	-0.64%	-0.22%
Calix	-1.79%	1.33%	1.07%

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

33.6% of EchoStar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Calix shares are held by institutional investors. 55.9% of EchoStar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Calix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate SATS or CALX?

EchoStar presently has a consensus price target of $23.75, suggesting a potential downside of 12.04%. Calix has a consensus price target of $42.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.06%. Given Calix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

Summary

Calix beats EchoStar on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.