ClearOne (NASDAQ:CLRO – Get Free Report) and Airgain (NASDAQ:AIRG – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares ClearOne and Airgain”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ClearOne | $11.39 million | 1.30 | -$8.98 million | ($6.99) | -0.95 |
| Airgain | $60.60 million | 1.07 | -$8.69 million | ($0.50) | -10.86 |
Profitability
This table compares ClearOne and Airgain’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ClearOne | -120.46% | -73.47% | -48.77% |
| Airgain | -10.87% | -16.03% | -10.43% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for ClearOne and Airgain, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ClearOne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Airgain | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.60 |
Airgain has a consensus price target of $6.20, suggesting a potential upside of 14.18%. Given Airgain’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Airgain is more favorable than ClearOne.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
9.6% of ClearOne shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.8% of Airgain shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of ClearOne shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Airgain shares 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.
Risk and Volatility
ClearOne has a beta of -0.05, suggesting that its stock price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airgain has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Airgain beats ClearOne on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ClearOne
ClearOne, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and sells conferencing, collaboration, and network streaming solutions for voice and visual communications in the United States and internationally. The company offers a range of audio conferencing products, including professional audio conferencing and sound-reinforcement products for use in enterprise, healthcare, education and distance learning, government, legal, and finance organizations; mid-tier premium conferencing products for smaller rooms, and small and medium businesses, which interface with video and Web conferencing systems; USB-based personal and group speakerphones that could be used with PCs, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and other portable devices; and traditional tabletop conferencing phones used in conference rooms and offices. It provides professional microphones consisting of beamforming microphones, ceiling microphones, and wireless microphones. In addition, the company offers video products, such as video conferencing and collaboration solutions; professional-grade cameras; and AV networking, which deliver the IP A/V experience by streaming time sensitive high definition audio and video, and control over TCP/IP networks. It sells its commercial products to a network of independent professional audiovisual, information technology, and telecommunications distributors, as well as systems integrators, dealers, value-added resellers, and end-users. ClearOne, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
About Airgain
Airgain, Inc. provides wireless connectivity solutions that creates and delivers embedded components, external antennas, and integrated systems worldwide. The company's products include MaxBeam embedded antennas; profile embedded antennas; profile contour embedded antennas; profile ceramic embedded antenna; ultra embedded antennas; and SmartMax embedded antennas. It offers embedded and NimbeLink embedded moderms; custom cellular solutions; cellular IoT development; cellular IoT development kits; and IoT data plans. In addition, the company provides 5G connectivity, smart repeaters, and fixed wireless access; asset tracking solutions, devices, and partners; and external antennas, fleet antennas, IoT antennas, network antennas, vehicle networking, partner solutions, and accessories. It offers its products under the Antenna Plus brand. It serves industrial, consumer, automotive fleet, enterprise, energy, medical, transportation, agriculture, services, and public safety markets. The company was formerly known as AM Group and changed its name to Airgain, Inc. in 2004. Airgain, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
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