Garmin (GRMN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer UEIC or GRMN?

Garmin received 123 more outperform votes than Universal Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.29% of users gave Universal Electronics an outperform vote while only 52.07% of users gave Garmin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Universal Electronics	Outperform Votes 330 57.29%	Underperform Votes 246 42.71%
Garmin	Outperform Votes 453 52.07%	Underperform Votes 417 47.93%

Does the media favor UEIC or GRMN?

In the previous week, Garmin had 8 more articles in the media than Universal Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Garmin and 4 mentions for Universal Electronics. Garmin's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Universal Electronics' score of 0.50 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Garmin	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend UEIC or GRMN?

Universal Electronics currently has a consensus price target of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.89%. Garmin has a consensus price target of $171.00, suggesting a potential downside of 18.18%. Given Universal Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Which has more risk & volatility, UEIC or GRMN?

Universal Electronics has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Garmin has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of UEIC or GRMN?

79.3% of Universal Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.6% of Garmin shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Universal Electronics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.5% of Garmin shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	0.37	-$98.24M	-$2.05	-5.28
Garmin	$5.96B	6.74	$1.29B	$7.88	26.52

Summary

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