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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, GLW or APH?

Corning has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amphenol has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GLW or APH?

In the previous week, Corning had 11 more articles in the media than Amphenol. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Corning and 34 mentions for Amphenol. Amphenol's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Corning's score of 1.07 indicating that Amphenol is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Corning	27 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amphenol	31 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, GLW or APH?

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
Corning	$13.12B	3.20	$506M	$0.58	84.43
Amphenol	$15.22B	5.53	$2.42B	$1.91	36.38

Is GLW or APH more profitable?

Amphenol has a net margin of 15.92% compared to Corning's net margin of 3.86%. Amphenol's return on equity of 25.67% beat Corning's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corning	3.86%	15.10%	6.13%
Amphenol	15.92%	25.67%	12.48%

Do analysts recommend GLW or APH?

Corning currently has a consensus target price of $54.31, indicating a potential upside of 10.90%. Amphenol has a consensus target price of $80.68, indicating a potential upside of 16.12%. Given Amphenol's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amphenol is more favorable than Corning.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corning	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Amphenol	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Is GLW or APH a better dividend stock?

Corning pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Amphenol pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Corning pays out 193.1% 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 34.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GLW or APH?

Corning received 330 more outperform votes than Amphenol when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.97% of users gave Amphenol an outperform vote while only 64.12% of users gave Corning an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Corning	Outperform Votes 922 64.12%	Underperform Votes 516 35.88%
Amphenol	Outperform Votes 592 67.97%	Underperform Votes 279 32.03%

Summary

Amphenol beats Corning on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.