Critical Comparison: NETGEAR (NASDAQ:NTGR) and Baylin Technologies (OTCMKTS:BYLTF)

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

Profitability

This table compares NETGEAR and Baylin Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NETGEAR	-3.58%	-2.71%	-1.66%
Baylin Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for NETGEAR and Baylin Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NETGEAR	1	1	2	0	2.25
Baylin Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

NETGEAR currently has a consensus price target of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 57.21%. Given NETGEAR’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe NETGEAR is more favorable than Baylin Technologies.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares NETGEAR and Baylin Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NETGEAR	$699.62 million	0.88	-$17.92 million	($0.88)	-26.02
Baylin Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Baylin Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NETGEAR.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

83.0% of NETGEAR shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of NETGEAR shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

NETGEAR beats Baylin Technologies on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Baylin Technologies

Baylin Technologies Inc., together with its subsidiaries, researches, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells passive and active radio frequency (RF) products, satellite communications products, and supporting services. It offers embedded antennas for use in smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices; device-specific antennas for Wi-Fi routers; gateway devices for smart home connectivity, set-top boxes, and land mobile radio products. The company provides RF components, including GaN-based power amplifiers, gallium arsenide-based power amplifiers, indoor and outdoor frequency converters, and transceivers; and antenna controllers for customers in the broadcast, maritime and cruise ships, government and military, homeland security, direct-to-home satellite, oil and gas, and wireless communications verticals. In addition, it provides RF and microwave solid state power amplifiers; and pulsed amplifiers for radar applications, and transmitter and transceiver products, as well as RF passive components and systems. The company offers its products under the Galtronics, and Advantech Wireless brands. Baylin Technologies Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.