Comtech Telecommunications (NASDAQ:CMTL – Get Rating) and Satellogic (NASDAQ:SATL – Get Rating) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Comtech Telecommunications and Satellogic's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Get Comtech Telecommunications alerts:| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Comtech Telecommunications | -7.62% | 2.01% | 0.95% |
| Satellogic | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Risk & Volatility
Comtech Telecommunications has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Satellogic has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Comtech Telecommunications and Satellogic's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Comtech Telecommunications | $500.62 million | 0.82 | -$33.05 million | ($1.67) | -8.90 |
| Satellogic | $4.25 million | 90.34 | -$117.74 million | N/A | N/A |
Comtech Telecommunications has higher revenue and earnings than Satellogic.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Comtech Telecommunications and Satellogic, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Comtech Telecommunications | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Satellogic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Comtech Telecommunications presently has a consensus price target of $12.17, indicating a potential downside of 18.12%. Satellogic has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.87%. Given Satellogic's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Satellogic is more favorable than Comtech Telecommunications.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
72.7% of Comtech Telecommunications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of Satellogic shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Comtech Telecommunications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 63.7% of Satellogic shares are held 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.
Summary
Comtech Telecommunications beats Satellogic on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Comtech Telecommunications
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Comtech Telecommunications Corp., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, produces, and markets products, systems, and services for communications solutions in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Commercial Solutions and Government Solutions. The Commercial Solutions segment offers satellite ground station technologies, including single channel per carrier and time division multiple access modems, amplifiers, frequency converters, and network software to modulate, demodulate, and amplify signals, as well as to carry voice, video, and/or data over networks; and public safety and location technologies, such as 911 call handling and mapping solutions that allow cellular carriers and voice over the Internet carriers to deliver emergency calls to public safety emergency call centers. The Government Solutions segment provides tactical satellite-based networks, such as satellite modems, ruggedized routers, and solid-state drives; sustainment services for the secret Internet Protocol router and non-classified Internet Protocol router access point; and small aperture terminals. This segment also offers high-performance transmission technologies that are used in communication systems comprising electronic warfare, radar, and identification friend or foe (IFF); troposcatter technologies for satellite communication; and high-power radio frequency microwave amplifiers and related switching control technologies that are used in electronic warfare, communications, radar, IFF, and medical applications. The company serves satellite systems integrators, wireless and other communication service providers, satellite broadcasters, prime contractors and system suppliers, medical equipment companies, aviation industry system integrators, oil companies, and domestic and international defense and government customers, as well as end-customers. Comtech Telecommunications Corp. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.
About Satellogic
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Satellogic Inc. builds and operates nano satellites for commercial-grade Earth observation in real-time. It offers data streams that are used in decision-making processes for various branches of government, organizations, businesses, and individuals. Its satellites are used for applications in agriculture, pipeline monitoring, critical infrastructure monitoring, disaster response, illegal logging, border patrol, port security, and other applications. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Palo Alto, California.
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