Garmin (GRMN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GRMN or UEIC?

Garmin received 121 more outperform votes than Universal Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.44% of users gave Universal Electronics an outperform vote while only 52.07% of users gave Garmin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Garmin	Outperform Votes 453 52.07%	Underperform Votes 417 47.93%
Universal Electronics	Outperform Votes 332 57.44%	Underperform Votes 246 42.56%

Which has more risk and volatility, GRMN or UEIC?

Garmin has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Electronics has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, GRMN or UEIC?

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
Garmin	$5.96B	6.95	$1.29B	$7.88	27.35
Universal Electronics	$420.46M	0.33	-$98.24M	-$2.05	-5.15

Is GRMN or UEIC more profitable?

Garmin has a net margin of 25.48% compared to Universal Electronics' net margin of -6.96%. Garmin's return on equity of 17.99% beat Universal Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Garmin	25.48%	17.99%	14.59%
Universal Electronics	-6.96%	-8.61%	-4.39%

Do analysts rate GRMN or UEIC?

Garmin currently has a consensus price target of $171.00, indicating a potential downside of 20.65%. Universal Electronics has a consensus price target of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 37.31%. Given Universal Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Universal Electronics is more favorable than Garmin.

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

Does the media prefer GRMN or UEIC?

In the previous week, Garmin had 13 more articles in the media than Universal Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Garmin and 3 mentions for Universal Electronics. Universal Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Garmin's score of 0.64 indicating that Universal Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Garmin	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Universal Electronics	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

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

Summary

Garmin beats Universal Electronics on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.