Reviewing Ezenia (OTCMKTS:EZEN) and NETGEAR (NASDAQ:NTGR)

Ezenia (OTCMKTS:EZEN) and NETGEAR (NASDAQ:NTGR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Ezenia and NETGEAR’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ezenia	N/A	N/A	N/A
NETGEAR	9.13%	-3.24%	-2.09%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

83.0% of NETGEAR shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.5% of Ezenia shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of NETGEAR shares are owned 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.

Risk & Volatility

Ezenia has a beta of -541747.25, indicating that its share price is 54,174,825% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NETGEAR has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Ezenia and NETGEAR, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ezenia	0	0	0	0	0.00
NETGEAR	0	0	2	0	3.00

NETGEAR has a consensus price target of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.70%. Given NETGEAR’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NETGEAR is more favorable than Ezenia.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ezenia and NETGEAR”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ezenia	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NETGEAR	$673.76 million	1.36	$12.36 million	$2.16	14.59

NETGEAR has higher revenue and earnings than Ezenia.

Summary

NETGEAR beats Ezenia on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ezenia

Ezenia!, Inc. provides real-time communication, conferencing, and collaboration solutions worldwide. It offers InfoWorkSpace, a real-time collaboration solution that provides organizations with the tools to communicate through various options, such as conferences and shared applications, which help in streamlining day-to-day operations. Its products have applications in healthcare, education, government, defense, and commercial environments. The company was formerly known as VideoServer, Inc. Ezenia!, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Weare, New Hampshire.

About NETGEAR

NETGEAR, Inc. provides connectivity solutions the Americas; Europe, the Middle East, Africa; and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Connected Home, and NETGEAR for Business. The Connected Home segment offers Wi-Fi routers and home Wi-Fi mesh systems, Wi-Fi hotspots, digital displays, broadband modems, Wi-Fi gateways, Wi-Fi range extenders, powerline adapters, and Wi-Fi network adapters; and provides value-added service offerings, including security and privacy, technical support, and parental controls. The NETGEAR for Business segment provides pro AV Solutions; pro routers; enterprise grade cloud managed or standalone access points; general purpose ethernet switches; NETGEAR Insight remote management software; and NETGEAR engage controller. It markets and sells its products through wholesale distributors, traditional and online retailers, direct market resellers, value-added resellers, and broadband service providers, as well as through its direct online store. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.