Garmin (GRMN) Competitors

Universal Electronics (NASDAQ:UEIC) and Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, UEIC or GRMN?

Universal Electronics has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Garmin has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer UEIC or GRMN?

Universal Electronics currently has a consensus price target of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 77.91%. Garmin has a consensus price target of $195.67, suggesting a potential downside of 12.91%. Given Universal Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Universal Electronics is more favorable than Garmin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Universal Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Garmin	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in UEIC or GRMN?

79.4% of Universal Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.6% of Garmin shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of Universal Electronics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.5% of Garmin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to UEIC or GRMN?

In the previous week, Garmin had 48 more articles in the media than Universal Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for Garmin and 17 mentions for Universal Electronics. Garmin's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Universal Electronics' score of -0.08 indicating that Garmin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Universal Electronics	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Garmin	28 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	21 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, UEIC or GRMN?

Garmin has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Electronics. Universal Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Garmin, 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
Universal Electronics	$420.46M	0.25	-$98.24M	-$2.05	-3.98
Garmin	$6.30B	6.85	$1.29B	$7.31	30.73

Is UEIC or GRMN more profitable?

Garmin has a net margin of 22.42% compared to Universal Electronics' net margin of -6.96%. Garmin's return on equity of 19.31% beat Universal Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Electronics	-6.96%	-8.61%	-4.39%
Garmin	22.42%	19.31%	15.66%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in UEIC or GRMN?

Garmin received 117 more outperform votes than Universal Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.73% of users gave Universal Electronics an outperform vote while only 51.83% of users gave Garmin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Universal Electronics	Outperform Votes 336 57.73%	Underperform Votes 246 42.27%
Garmin	Outperform Votes 453 51.83%	Underperform Votes 421 48.17%

Summary

Garmin beats Universal Electronics on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.