Corning (GLW) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in APH or GLW?

97.0% of Amphenol shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of Corning shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Amphenol shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Corning shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, APH or GLW?

Amphenol has higher revenue and 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
Amphenol	$14.23B	5.98	$1.93B	$1.74	40.56
Corning	$12.61B	3.21	$581M	$0.17	278.29

Does the media refer more to APH or GLW?

In the previous week, Corning had 8 more articles in the media than Amphenol. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Corning and 6 mentions for Amphenol. Amphenol's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Corning's score of 0.65 indicating that Amphenol is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amphenol	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Corning	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in APH or GLW?

Corning received 330 more outperform votes than Amphenol when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.86% of users gave Amphenol an outperform vote while only 64.08% of users gave Corning an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Amphenol	Outperform Votes 587 67.86%	Underperform Votes 278 32.14%
Corning	Outperform Votes 917 64.08%	Underperform Votes 514 35.92%

Is APH or GLW 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
Amphenol	15.40%	24.68%	12.32%
Corning	1.24%	13.45%	5.52%

Do analysts prefer APH or GLW?

Amphenol presently has a consensus price target of $69.63, indicating a potential downside of 1.35%. Corning has a consensus price target of $50.77, indicating a potential upside of 7.31%. Given Corning's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Corning is more favorable than Amphenol.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amphenol	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
Corning	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Is APH or GLW a better dividend stock?

Amphenol pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Corning pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Amphenol pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Corning has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Corning is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, APH or GLW?

Amphenol has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corning has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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