Inseego (NASDAQ:INSG – Get Free Report) and Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
34.2% of Inseego shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Vistance Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.7% of Inseego shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Vistance Networks shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Inseego and Vistance Networks’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Inseego | -6.41% | N/A | -8.89% |
| Vistance Networks | 247.69% | 32.28% | 4.61% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Inseego and Vistance Networks”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Inseego | $172.61 million | 0.42 | $840,000.00 | $0.13 | 33.92 |
| Vistance Networks | $1.93 billion | 0.73 | $2.28 billion | $30.80 | 0.20 |
Vistance Networks has higher revenue and earnings than Inseego. Vistance Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inseego, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Inseego has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vistance Networks has a beta of 2.38, suggesting that its share price is 138% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Inseego and Vistance Networks, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Inseego | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Vistance Networks | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Inseego currently has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 194.78%. Vistance Networks has a consensus target price of $19.33, suggesting a potential upside of 216.42%. Given Vistance Networks’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vistance Networks is more favorable than Inseego.
Summary
Vistance Networks beats Inseego on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Inseego
Inseego Corp. engages in the design and development of cloud-managed wireless wide area network (WAN) and intelligent edge solutions for businesses, consumers, and governments worldwide. The company provides 5G and 4G mobile broadband solutions, such as mobile hotspots under the MiFi brand; and 4G VoLTE products and 4G USB modems. It also offers fixed wireless access solutions, including indoor, outdoor, and industrial routers and gateways. In addition, the company provides Inseego Connect solution for device management; and 5G SD EDGE solution for secure networking enabling corporate managed mobile remote workforce. Further, it offers SaaS solutions, including telematic and asset tracking solution that provides live maps and data to improve driver safety and performance; Inseego Subscribe, a wireless subscriber management solution for carrier’s management of their government and complex enterprise customer subscriptions. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in San Diego, California.
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.
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