Reviewing Vistance Networks (VISN) and Its Peers

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Vistance Networks and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vistance Networks	$1.93 billion	$2.28 billion	0.42
Vistance Networks Competitors	$2.57 billion	$335.97 million	5.23

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vistance Networks	175.01%	-136.98%	5.37%
Vistance Networks Competitors	2.86%	-8.35%	2.51%

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vistance Networks	0	4	0	0	2.00
Vistance Networks Competitors	1026	3927	6901	361	2.54

Vistance Networks currently has a consensus target price of $19.33, suggesting a potential upside of 56.55%. As a group, “Communications Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 25.13%. Given Vistance Networks’ higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Vistance Networks is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

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

Summary

Vistance Networks rivals beat Vistance Networks on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Vistance Networks Company Profile

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.