Corning (GLW) Competitors

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

Does the media favor GLW or APH?

In the previous week, Amphenol had 5 more articles in the media than Corning. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Amphenol and 23 mentions for Corning. Amphenol's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Corning's score of 0.81 indicating that Amphenol is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Corning	17 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amphenol	25 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Amphenol shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, GLW or APH?

Corning has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amphenol has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, GLW or APH?

Amphenol has lower revenue, but higher 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	$12.59B	3.22	$581M	$0.17	278.53
Amphenol	$12.55B	6.81	$1.93B	$1.74	40.75

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GLW or APH?

Corning received 329 more outperform votes than Amphenol when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.86% of users gave Amphenol an outperform vote while only 64.19% of users gave Corning an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Corning	Outperform Votes 916 64.19%	Underperform Votes 511 35.81%
Amphenol	Outperform Votes 587 67.86%	Underperform Votes 278 32.14%

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.

Do analysts rate GLW or APH?

Corning currently has a consensus price target of $50.08, suggesting a potential upside of 5.76%. Amphenol has a consensus price target of $69.63, suggesting a potential downside of 1.81%. Given Corning's higher probable upside, equities research 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

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%

Summary

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