Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) vs. Sonim Technologies (NASDAQ:SONM) Head to Head Contrast

Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) and Sonim Technologies (NASDAQ:SONM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

Juniper Networks has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sonim Technologies has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Juniper Networks and Sonim Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Juniper Networks	6.78%	8.71%	4.18%
Sonim Technologies	-52.00%	-465.12%	-70.96%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Juniper Networks and Sonim Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Juniper Networks	$5.20 billion	2.57	$287.90 million	$1.05	38.05
Sonim Technologies	$58.30 million	0.21	-$33.65 million	($2.93)	-0.24

Juniper Networks has higher revenue and earnings than Sonim Technologies. Sonim Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Juniper Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

91.9% of Juniper Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.3% of Sonim Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Juniper Networks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 49.8% of Sonim Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Juniper Networks and Sonim Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Juniper Networks	0	4	1	0	2.20
Sonim Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Juniper Networks currently has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.13%. Given Juniper Networks’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Juniper Networks is more favorable than Sonim Technologies.

Summary

Juniper Networks beats Sonim Technologies on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Juniper Networks

Juniper Networks, Inc. designs, develops, and sells network products and services worldwide. The company offers routing products, such as ACX series universal access routers to deploy high-bandwidth services; MX series Ethernet routers that function as a universal edge platform; PTX series packet transport routers; wide-area network SDN controllers; and session smart routers. It also provides switching products, including EX series Ethernet switches to address the access, aggregation, and core layer switching requirements of micro branch, branch office, and campus environments; QFX series of core, spine, and top-of-rack data center switches; and juniper access points, which provide Wi-Fi access and performance. In addition, the company offers security products comprising SRX series services gateways for the data center; Branch SRX family provides an integrated and next-generation firewall; virtual firewall that delivers various features of physical firewalls; and advanced malware protection, a cloud-based service and Juniper ATP. Further, it offers Junos OS, a network operating system; Contrail networking, which provides an open-source and standards-based platform for SDN; Mist AI-driven Wired, Wireless, and WAN assurance solutions to set and measure key metrics; Mist AI-driven Marvis Virtual Network Assistant, which identifies the root cause of issues; Juniper Paragon Automation, a modular portfolio of cloud-native software applications; and Juniper Apstra to automate the network lifecycle in a single system. Additionally, the company provides software-as-a-service, technical support, maintenance, and professional services, as well as education and training programs. It sells its products through direct sales, distributors, value-added resellers, and original equipment manufacturers to end-users in the cloud, service provider, and enterprise markets. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

About Sonim Technologies

Sonim Technologies, Inc. provides ruggedized mobile phones and accessories for task workers. The company offers ruggedized mobile phones, such as Sonim XP10, Sonim XP5plus, Sonim XP3plus, and Sonim XP Pro; Sonim mobile hotspot; industrial-grade accessories. It sells its mobile phones and accessories primarily to wireless carriers in the United States and Canada; and sells wireless carrier channels through distribution channels in North America and Europe. The company serves transportation and logistics, construction, manufacturing, facilities management, energy and utility, mining, and public safety sectors. The company was formerly known as NaviSpin.com, Inc. and changed its name to Sonim Technologies, Inc. in December 2001. Sonim Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.