Reviewing Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW) & Veea (NASDAQ:VEEA)

Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW) and Veea (NASDAQ:VEEA) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Aviat Networks and Veea’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aviat Networks	0.58%	5.85%	2.49%
Veea	N/A	N/A	-41.65%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Aviat Networks and Veea, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aviat Networks	1	1	8	0	2.70
Veea	1	0	0	0	1.00

Aviat Networks currently has a consensus target price of $32.71, indicating a potential upside of 74.66%. Given Aviat Networks’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Aviat Networks is more favorable than Veea.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

78.6% of Aviat Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.9% of Veea shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Aviat Networks shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 60.8% of Veea shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Aviat Networks and Veea”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aviat Networks	$439.68 million	0.55	$2.54 million	$0.19	98.58
Veea	$220,000.00	59.23	-$6.66 million	($5.20)	-0.81

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

Volatility & Risk

Aviat Networks has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veea has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Aviat Networks beats Veea on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aviat Networks

Aviat Networks, Inc. provides microwave networking and wireless access networking solutions in North America, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers outdoor, indoor, and split-mount radios; microwave routers, switches, and trunking; and private LTE, virtual fiber, and element management products; and hosted software products, such as aviat design, frequency assurance software, and health assurance software. It also provides project services, which includes design and engineering, site and path surveys, assembly and integrations, project management, and install and commission; and managed services, such as network and interface monitoring, network health, onsite maintenance, and remote upgrades. In addition, the company offers support services, including extended warranty, warranty plus, provision support, and license key management, as well as instructor and virtual instructor led training, e-learning and certification services. It serves communications service providers and private network operators, including federal, state and local government agencies, transportation agencies, energy and utility companies, public safety agencies, and broadcast network operators. The company markets its products through a direct sales, service, and support organization; indirect sales channels comprising dealers, resellers, and sales representatives; and through online. Aviat Networks, Inc. company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

About Veea

Veea Inc. provides computing, multiaccess multiprotocol communications, edge storage, and cybersecurity solutions. The company offers multiaccess edge computing (MEC) platform that redefines connectivity and computing at the edge by integrating functions of servers, network attached storage (NAS), routers, firewalls, Wi-Fi Access Points, IoT gateways, and 4G and 5G connections; and Veea Edge Platform enables direct connections from the optical fiber, cellular, and satellite networks. It also provides VeeaHub STAX, an edge computing product integrated with wireless access, including Wi-Fi 6; VeeaHub that offers connectivity options for pro indoor smart edge applications; and VeeaHub Outdoor that integrates with wireless connectivity for smart edge applications in outdoor and industrial environments. The company also offers TROLLEE, a smart shopping cart platform; the VeeaHub toolkit; and Veea AdEdge, an advertising platform. Veea Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, New York.