Reviewing Vistance Networks (VISN) & Its Competitors

Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN) is one of 111 public companies in the “Communications Equipment” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Vistance Networks to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

Vistance Networks has a beta of 2.36, indicating that its stock price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vistance Networks’ competitors have a beta of 1.16, indicating that their average stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Vistance Networks and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vistance Networks	0	4	0	0	2.00
Vistance Networks Competitors	1034	3945	6947	367	2.54

Vistance Networks presently has a consensus price target of $19.33, suggesting a potential upside of 66.45%. As a group, “Communications Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 18.80%. Given Vistance Networks’ higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Vistance Networks is more favorable than its competitors.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.0% of Vistance Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.7% of shares of all “Communications Equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Vistance Networks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.1% of shares of all “Communications Equipment” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Vistance Networks and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vistance Networks	$1.93 billion	$2.28 billion	0.38
Vistance Networks Competitors	$2.70 billion	$281.19 million	-0.87

Vistance Networks’ competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Vistance Networks. Vistance Networks is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Vistance Networks and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vistance Networks	247.69%	32.28%	4.61%
Vistance Networks Competitors	-0.16%	-4.04%	2.62%

Summary

Vistance Networks beats its competitors on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Vistance Networks

CommScope Holding Company, Inc. provides infrastructure solutions for communications and entertainment networks. It operates through four segments: Broadband Networks (Broadband), Outdoor Wireless Networks (OWN), Venue and Campus Networks (VCN), and Home Networks (Home). The Broadband segment provides converged cable access platforms, passive optical networking products, video systems, access technologies, fiber and coaxial cables, fiber and copper connectivity products, and hardened closures to the telco and cable provider broadband market. The OWN segment provides base station antennas, radio frequency filters, tower connectivity, microwave antennas, metro cell products, cabinets, steel towers, accessories, Spectrum Access System, and Comsearch products to the macro and metro cell markets. The VCN segment offers Wi-Fi and switching, distributed antenna systems, licensed and unlicensed small cells, enterprise fiber, and copper infrastructures for campuses, venues, data centers, and buildings. The Home segment provides devices and related software, and management solutions that offer residential connectivity and services to subscribers, such as digital subscriber lines, cable modems, and telephony and data gateways; and set top boxes and software that support cable, satellite, and Internet protocol television content delivery, which include digital video recorders, high definition set top boxes, and hybrid set top devices. It offers its products and services through specialized resellers and distributors, satellite video distributors, and system integrators, as well as directly to customers in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Canada. The company was formerly known as Cedar I Holding Company, Inc. and changed its name to CommScope Holding Company, Inc. in January 2011. CommScope Holding Company, Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Hickory, North Carolina.