COMM vs. PL, AVNW, GILT, CRNT, BKSY, KVHI, SATL, VUZI, CMBM, and CMTL
Should you be buying CommScope stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CommScope include Planet Labs PBC (PL), Aviat Networks (AVNW), Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT), Ceragon Networks (CRNT), BlackSky Technology (BKSY), KVH Industries (KVHI), Satellogic (SATL), Vuzix (VUZI), Cambium Networks (CMBM), and Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL). These companies are all part of the "radio & t.v. communications equipment" industry.
CommScope (NASDAQ:COMM) and Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.
CommScope currently has a consensus price target of $4.02, indicating a potential upside of 161.89%. Planet Labs PBC has a consensus price target of $4.39, indicating a potential upside of 109.94%. Given CommScope's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe CommScope is more favorable than Planet Labs PBC.
CommScope has a net margin of -30.88% compared to Planet Labs PBC's net margin of -59.26%. CommScope's return on equity of -1.75% beat Planet Labs PBC's return on equity.
CommScope has a beta of 2.06, suggesting that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
CommScope received 545 more outperform votes than Planet Labs PBC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave CommScope an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave Planet Labs PBC an outperform vote.
88.0% of CommScope shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of CommScope shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.8% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Planet Labs PBC has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CommScope. Planet Labs PBC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CommScope, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Planet Labs PBC had 11 more articles in the media than CommScope. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Planet Labs PBC and 2 mentions for CommScope. CommScope's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat Planet Labs PBC's score of -0.28 indicating that CommScope is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
CommScope beats Planet Labs PBC on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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