Contrasting ParkerVision (OTCMKTS:PRKR) and UTStarcom (NASDAQ:UTSI)

UTStarcom (NASDAQ:UTSI) and ParkerVision (OTCMKTS:PRKR) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for UTStarcom and ParkerVision, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UTStarcom	1	0	0	0	1.00
ParkerVision	0	0	0	0	0.00

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.8% of UTStarcom shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.3% of ParkerVision shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of UTStarcom shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of ParkerVision 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.

Profitability

This table compares UTStarcom and ParkerVision’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UTStarcom	N/A	N/A	N/A
ParkerVision	N/A	N/A	-88.12%

Volatility and Risk

UTStarcom has a beta of -0.05, indicating that its share price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ParkerVision has a beta of 2.42, indicating that its share price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares UTStarcom and ParkerVision”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UTStarcom	$7.71 million	2.73	-$7.95 million	N/A	N/A
ParkerVision	$25.00 million	0.59	-$7.43 million	($0.03)	-3.33

ParkerVision has higher revenue and earnings than UTStarcom.

Summary

ParkerVision beats UTStarcom on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About UTStarcom

UTStarcom Holdings Corp. operates as a telecom infrastructure provider to develop technology for bandwidth from cloud-based services, mobile, streaming, and other applications in China, India, Japan, and internationally. Its products include converged packet transport, disaggregated router platform, packet transport network, packet aggregation network, multi-services access network, fiber to the X, carrier Wi-Fi solutions, and software defined network controller products. The company also offers packet optical and network synchronization products. It serves telecommunications operators and equipment distributors. The company was founded in 1991 and is based in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.

About ParkerVision

ParkerVision, Inc. designs and develops radio frequency technologies and integrated circuits for use in wireless communication products. ParkerVision, Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.