Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) and MoSys (NASDAQ:MOSY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Viavi Solutions and MoSys, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Viavi Solutions | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.78 |
MoSys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Viavi Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $12.87, suggesting a potential upside of 0.51%. Given Viavi Solutions’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Viavi Solutions is more favorable than MoSys.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
90.6% of Viavi Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.5% of MoSys shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of MoSys shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Viavi Solutions has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MoSys has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Viavi Solutions and MoSys’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Viavi Solutions | -3.76% | 15.82% | 5.94% |
MoSys | -15.79% | 11.69% | 3.98% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Viavi Solutions and MoSys’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Viavi Solutions | $880.40 million | 3.31 | -$46.00 million | $0.34 | 37.65 |
MoSys | $8.84 million | 0.99 | -$10.66 million | N/A | N/A |
MoSys has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Viavi Solutions.
Summary
Viavi Solutions beats MoSys on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
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