Garmin (GRMN) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, UEIC or GRMN?

Universal Electronics has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Garmin has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer UEIC or GRMN?

In the previous week, Garmin had 19 more articles in the media than Universal Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Garmin and 3 mentions for Universal Electronics. Garmin's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Universal Electronics' score of 0.39 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Garmin	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in UEIC or GRMN?

79.3% of Universal Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of Garmin shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Universal Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.5% of Garmin shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer UEIC or GRMN?

Universal Electronics currently has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 23.93%. Garmin has a consensus target price of $162.67, suggesting a potential downside of 20.87%. Given Universal Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer UEIC or GRMN?

Garmin received 124 more outperform votes than Universal Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.14% of users gave Universal Electronics an outperform vote while only 52.01% of users gave Garmin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Universal Electronics	Outperform Votes 328 57.14%	Underperform Votes 246 42.86%
Garmin	Outperform Votes 452 52.01%	Underperform Votes 417 47.99%

Which has preferable earnings & 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	$382.02M	0.40	-$98.24M	-$2.05	-5.71
Garmin	$5.23B	7.55	$1.29B	$7.88	26.09

Is UEIC or GRMN 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
Universal Electronics	-6.96%	-8.61%	-4.39%
Garmin	25.48%	17.99%	14.59%

Summary

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