Garmin (GRMN) Competitors

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

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	$394.88M	0.22	-$98.24M	-$1.85	-3.57
Garmin	$6.30B	6.62	$1.29B	$7.31	29.63

Do analysts rate UEIC or GRMN?

Universal Electronics presently has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 119.70%. Garmin has a consensus target price of $210.80, suggesting a potential downside of 2.68%. Given Universal Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Is UEIC or GRMN more profitable?

Garmin has a net margin of 22.42% compared to Universal Electronics' net margin of -6.09%. 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	-6.09%	-3.67%	-1.88%
Garmin	22.42%	19.31%	15.66%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor UEIC or GRMN?

Garmin received 117 more outperform votes than Universal Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.80% of users gave Universal Electronics an outperform vote while only 51.89% of users gave Garmin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Universal Electronics	Outperform Votes 337 57.80%	Underperform Votes 246 42.20%
Garmin	Outperform Votes 454 51.89%	Underperform Votes 421 48.11%

Which has more volatility and risk, UEIC or GRMN?

Universal Electronics has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Garmin has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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

Does the media prefer UEIC or GRMN?

In the previous week, Garmin had 29 more articles in the media than Universal Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Garmin and 8 mentions for Universal Electronics. Garmin's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Universal Electronics' score of 0.41 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Garmin	23 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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