Turtle Beach (NASDAQ:TBCH – Get Free Report) and Iridium Communications (NASDAQ:IRDM – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Turtle Beach and Iridium Communications”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Turtle Beach | $372.77 million | 0.61 | -$17.68 million | $0.77 | 14.68 |
Iridium Communications | $841.71 million | 3.10 | $112.78 million | $1.06 | 22.75 |
Risk & Volatility
Turtle Beach has a beta of 2.27, meaning that its stock price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iridium Communications has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Turtle Beach and Iridium Communications, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Turtle Beach | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Iridium Communications | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
Turtle Beach currently has a consensus target price of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 94.69%. Iridium Communications has a consensus target price of $34.33, indicating a potential upside of 42.34%. Given Turtle Beach’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Turtle Beach is more favorable than Iridium Communications.
Profitability
This table compares Turtle Beach and Iridium Communications’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Turtle Beach | 1.41% | 9.18% | 3.88% |
Iridium Communications | 13.58% | 15.66% | 4.15% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
67.0% of Turtle Beach shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.4% of Iridium Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Turtle Beach shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Iridium Communications shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Iridium Communications beats Turtle Beach on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Turtle Beach
Turtle Beach Corporation operates as an audio technology company. It develops, commercializes, and markets gaming headset solutions for various platforms, including video game and entertainment consoles, personal computers, handheld consoles, tablets, and mobile devices under the Turtle Beach brand. The company also offers gaming headsets, keyboards, mice, mousepads, and other accessories for the personal computer peripherals market under the brand of ROCCAT, as well as digital USB and analog microphones under the Neat Microphones brand. It serves retailers, distributors, and other customers in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and internationally. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in White Plains, New York.
About Iridium Communications
Iridium Communications Inc. provides mobile voice and data communications services and products to businesses, the United States and international governments, non-governmental organizations, and consumers worldwide. The company offers postpaid mobile voice and data satellite communications; prepaid mobile voice satellite communications; push-to-talk; broadband data; and Internet of Things (IoT) services. It also provides hosted payload and other data services, such as satellite time and location services; and inbound connections from the public switched telephone network, short message, subscriber identity module, activation, customer reactivation, and other peripheral services. In addition, the company offers voice and data solutions comprising personnel tracking devices; asset tracking devices for equipment, vehicles, and aircrafts; beyond-line-of-sight aircraft communications applications; maritime communications applications; specialized communications solutions for high-value individuals; mobile communications and data devices for the military and other government agencies, such as secure satellite handsets, as well as netted voice, messaging, and paging services; and maintenance services for the United States government's dedicated gateway. Further, it provides satellite handsets, voice and data modems, broadband data devices, and IoT data devices; various accessories for its devices that include batteries, holsters, earbud headphones, portable auxiliary antennas, antenna adaptors, USB data cables, charging units, and others; and engineering and support services. Iridium Communications Inc. sells its products and services to commercial end users through a wholesale distribution network that include service providers, and value-added resellers and manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Iridium Holdings LLC and changed its name to Iridium Communications Inc. in September 2009. Iridium Communications Inc. is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
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