Actelis Networks (NASDAQ:ASNS) vs. Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) Head to Head Survey

Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) and Actelis Networks (NASDAQ:ASNS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Ciena and Actelis Networks’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ciena	2.59%	8.38%	4.06%
Actelis Networks	-223.94%	-323.47%	-106.78%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ciena and Actelis Networks”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ciena	$4.77 billion	6.47	$83.96 million	$0.85	257.43
Actelis Networks	$7.76 million	0.55	-$4.37 million	($8.60)	-0.29

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Ciena and Actelis Networks, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ciena	0	8	11	1	2.65
Actelis Networks	2	0	1	0	1.67

Ciena currently has a consensus price target of $236.38, indicating a potential upside of 8.02%. Actelis Networks has a consensus price target of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,932.52%. Given Actelis Networks’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Actelis Networks is more favorable than Ciena.

Risk and Volatility

Ciena has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Actelis Networks has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

92.0% of Ciena shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.4% of Actelis Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ciena shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Actelis Networks shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ciena beats Actelis Networks on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ciena

Ciena Corporation provides hardware and software services for delivery of video, data, and voice traffic metro, aggregation, and access communications network worldwide. The company’s Networking Platforms segment offers convergence of coherent optical transport, open optical networking, optical transport network switching, IP routing, and switching services. Its products include 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, Waveserver stackable interconnect system, and the 6500 Reconfigurable line system, and the 5400 family of Packet-Optical platforms, as well as 8100 coherent routing platforms; 3000 family of service delivery switches and the 5000 family of service aggregation switches, as well as 8700 Packetwave Platform and 6500 Packet Transport System. This segment also sells operating system software and enhanced software features embedded in each of its products. The company’s Blue Planet Automation Software and Services segment provides multi-domain service orchestration, inventory, route optimization and analysis, multi-cloud orchestration, and unified assurance and analytics services. Its Platform Software and Service segment offers MCP domain controller solution, and OneControl unified management system, as well as planning tools. The company’s Global Services segment provides maintenance support and training, installation and deployment, and consulting and network design services. Ciena Corporation was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Hanover, Maryland.

About Actelis Networks

Actelis Networks, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of cyber hardened, hybrid fiber, networking solutions for Internet of Things and telecommunication companies in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Israel, and the Asia Pacific. It provides rapid-deployment networking solutions for wide-area IoT applications, including federal, state, and local governments; intelligent traffic systems; and military, utility, rail, telecom, and campus applications. The company’s products include ethernet access devices; network aggregator switches; and Advanced MetaLIGHT/ Gigaline element management systems software, which enables remote management, monitoring, maintenance, and configuration of the installed equipment in the network. It also offers dynamic spectral software; and access broadband equipment. It serves offers its products through system integrators, distributors, contractors, resellers, and consultants. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.