Logitech International (LOGI) vs. The Competition Head-To-Head Analysis

Logitech International (NASDAQ:LOGI) is one of 82 publicly-traded companies in the “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Logitech International to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Logitech International and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Logitech International	$4.84 billion	$711.19 million	17.21
Logitech International Competitors	$24.04 billion	$3.72 billion	6.93

Logitech International’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Logitech International. Logitech International 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Logitech International and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Logitech International	2	6	2	0	2.00
Logitech International Competitors	1105	4385	7779	377	2.54

Logitech International presently has a consensus price target of $106.29, suggesting a potential upside of 11.26%. As a group, “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies have a potential upside of 47.78%. Given Logitech International’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Logitech International has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility & Risk

Logitech International has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Logitech International’s competitors have a beta of 1.72, meaning that their average share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Logitech International and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Logitech International	16.36%	37.09%	21.14%
Logitech International Competitors	-113.13%	-29.56%	7.22%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

45.8% of Logitech International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of shares of all “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Logitech International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of shares of all “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” 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.

Summary

Logitech International competitors beat Logitech International on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Logitech International

Logitech International S.A., through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets software-enabled hardware solutions that connect people to working, creating, gaming, and streaming worldwide. The company offers products for gamers and streamers, including mice, racing wheels, headsets, keyboards, microphones, and streaming services; corded and cordless keyboards and keyboard-and-mouse combinations; pointing devices, such as wireless mice and wireless mouse products; conference room cameras, such as ConferenceCams; controllers for video conferencing room solutions; PC-based webcams, including streaming cameras and VC webcams; tablet accessories that includes keyboards for tablets; PC and VC headsets, in-ear headphones, and premium wireless earbuds; and mobile speakers and PC speakers, as well as portable wireless Bluetooth speakers. It sells its products to a network of distributors, retailers, and e-tailers who resell to retailers, value-added resellers, systems integrators, and other distributors. The company sells its products under the Logitech, Logitech G, and others. Logitech International S.A. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.