Ceragon Networks (NASDAQ:CRNT – Get Free Report) and Cellcom Israel (OTCMKTS:CELJF – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
13.3% of Ceragon Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 19.0% of Ceragon Networks shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Ceragon Networks and Cellcom Israel, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ceragon Networks | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Cellcom Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Ceragon Networks and Cellcom Israel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ceragon Networks | 3.57% | 13.71% | 6.79% |
| Cellcom Israel | 5.11% | 9.26% | 3.48% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Ceragon Networks and Cellcom Israel”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ceragon Networks | $394.19 million | 0.50 | $24.06 million | $0.16 | 13.94 |
| Cellcom Israel | $1.20 billion | N/A | $46.74 million | $0.36 | 25.03 |
Cellcom Israel has higher revenue and earnings than Ceragon Networks. Ceragon Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cellcom Israel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Ceragon Networks has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cellcom Israel has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
Summary
Ceragon Networks beats Cellcom Israel on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ceragon Networks
Ceragon Networks Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides wireless transport solutions for cellular operators and other wireless service providers in North America, Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, India, and Latin America. The company's solutions use microwave and millimeter wave radio technology to transfer telecommunication traffic between base stations, small/distributed cells, and the service provider's network. It also provides IP-20 all-outdoor solutions, such as IP-20C, IP-20C-HP, IP-20S, IP-20E, and IP-20V; IP-20 split-mount, all-indoor solutions comprising IP-20N/IP-20A, IP-20F, and IP-20G; and IP-50 disaggregated solutions, including IP-50E, IP-50EX, IP-50C, IP-50CX, and IP-50FX for various short-haul, long-haul, fronthaul, small cells, routing, and enterprise access applications. In addition, the company offers network and radio planning, site surveys, solutions development, installation, network rollout, wireless transport network auditing and optimization, maintenance, training, and other services. It serves internet service providers, municipalities, government, utilities, and maritime communications broadcasters and defense, as well as oil and gas companies, public safety organizations, business and public institutions, broadcasters, energy utilities, and private communications networks. The company sells its products through direct sales, original equipment manufacturers, resellers, distributors, and system integrators. The company was formerly known as Giganet Ltd. and changed its name to Ceragon Networks Ltd. in September 2000. Ceragon Networks Ltd. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Rosh Ha'Ayin, Israel.
About Cellcom Israel
Cellcom Israel Ltd. provides cellular communications services in Israel. It operates in two segments, Cellular and Fixed-line. The Cellular segment offers cellular communications, and cellular equipment and related services. The Fixed-line segment provides infrastructure and internet access, internet-based television, international telephony, landline telephony services, and transmission services for business customers and for telecommunication operators; and conferencing, cloud computing, and server hosting services, as well as IOT solutions. This segment also sells equipment, such as computers and communication equipment, including servers, routers, and switches, and others; and software and integration of information security products. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Netanya, Israel.
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