Head-To-Head Analysis: PC Connection (NASDAQ:CNXN) vs. Cambium Networks (NASDAQ:CMBM)

PC Connection (NASDAQ:CNXN) and Cambium Networks (NASDAQ:CMBM) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

PC Connection has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cambium Networks has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PC Connection and Cambium Networks”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PC Connection	$2.87 billion	0.81	$83.72 million	$3.78	24.44
Cambium Networks	$172.22 million	0.07	-$77.42 million	($2.10)	-0.19

PC Connection has higher revenue and earnings than Cambium Networks. Cambium Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PC Connection, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares PC Connection and Cambium Networks’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PC Connection	3.21%	10.90%	7.29%
Cambium Networks	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for PC Connection and Cambium Networks, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PC Connection	0	1	1	0	2.50
Cambium Networks	1	0	0	0	1.00

Institutional & Insider Ownership

42.8% of PC Connection shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of Cambium Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 56.6% of PC Connection shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.3% of Cambium Networks shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

PC Connection beats Cambium Networks on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PC Connection

PC Connection, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides a range of information technology (IT) solutions. The company operates through three segments: Business Solutions, Enterprise Solutions, and Public Sector Solutions. It offers IT products, such as computer systems, software and peripheral equipment, networking communications, and other products and accessories. The company also provides services comprising design, configuration, and implementation of IT solutions. In addition, publishes Connected, a quarterly publication that provides informative articles on the latest technologies and industry trends; distributes specialty catalogs to education, healthcare, and government customers; and MacConnection that publishes a catalog for the Apple market. The company markets its products and services through its Websites, such as connection.com, connection.com/enterprise, connection.com/publicsector, and macconnection.com. It serves small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) comprising small office/home offices customers; government and educational institutions; and medium-to-large corporate accounts through outbound telemarketing and field sales and marketing programs targeted to specific customer populations, as well as through digital, Web, and print media advertising. PC Connection, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Merrimack, New Hampshire.

About Cambium Networks

Cambium Networks Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, and manufacture of wireless broadband and Wi-Fi networking infrastructure solutions. The company offers point-to-point fixed wireless backhaul and point-to-multipoint fixed wireless solutions; and enterprise solutions comprising cnMatrix cloud-managed wireless-aware switching solution, Xirrus Wi-Fi solutions, and Wi-Fi 6/6E access points which support cnMaestro and Xirrus XMS management. It also offers cnMatrix Ethernet enterprise switching solutions; cnMaestro and cnMaestro X network management platform that provide users with an integrated, intelligent, and easy to use tool for end-to-end network management; network planning tools, such as cnHeat, a network planning subscription service that provides a heat map coverage model display of locations for FWB connectivity; LINKPlanner that allows users to visualize and analyze hypothetical network deployment scenarios to evaluate performance and reliability; and cnArcher, a smartphone app that accelerates installation and deployment of fixed wireless products by field technicians. The company's products are used in broadband access, wireless backhaul, Internet of Things, public safety, national security, and defense communications networks, and Wi-Fi access applications. It serves public or private network operators; broadband internet service providers; mobile network operators; mid-market enterprises, such as education, hospitality, multi-dwelling units, and retail; state and local government; energy, mining, rail operator and utility industries; and military agencies in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. The company was formerly known as Vector Cambium Holdings (Cayman), Ltd. and changed its name to Cambium Networks Corporation in 2018. Cambium Networks Corporation was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.