Allot (NASDAQ:ALLT – Get Free Report) and V2X (NYSE:VVX – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Allot and V2X’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Allot | 5.68% | 7.38% | 4.70% |
| V2X | 1.88% | 16.94% | 5.74% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Allot and V2X”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Allot | $101.99 million | 4.11 | $3.70 million | $0.13 | 66.23 |
| V2X | $4.48 billion | 0.58 | $77.88 million | $2.79 | 29.92 |
V2X has higher revenue and earnings than Allot. V2X is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allot, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Allot and V2X, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Allot | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.57 |
| V2X | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2.64 |
Allot currently has a consensus price target of $13.63, suggesting a potential upside of 58.25%. V2X has a consensus price target of $80.60, suggesting a potential downside of 3.45%. Given Allot’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Allot is more favorable than V2X.
Risk and Volatility
Allot has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, V2X has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
51.5% of Allot shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.2% of V2X shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Allot shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of V2X shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
V2X beats Allot on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Allot
Allot Communications Ltd. is a provider of leading innovative network intelligence and security solutions for service providers worldwide, enhancing value to their customers. Their solutions are deployed globally for network and application analytics, traffic control and shaping, network-based security services, and more. Allot’s multi-service platforms are deployed by over 500 mobile, fixed and cloud service providers and over 1000 enterprises. Their industry leading network-based security as a service solution has achieved over 50% penetration with some service providers and is already used by over 20 million subscribers in Europe.
About V2X
V2X, Inc. provides critical mission solutions and support services to defense clients worldwide. It offers a suite of integrated solutions across the operations and logistics, aerospace, training, and technology markets to national security, defense, civilian, and international clients. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Mclean, Virginia.
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