Analyzing u-blox (OTCMKTS:UBLXF) and Calix (NYSE:CALX)

Calix (NYSE:CALX) and u-blox (OTCMKTS:UBLXF) are both technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

98.1% of Calix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.3% of u-blox shares are held by institutional investors. 17.4% of Calix shares are held 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 Calix and u-blox’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calix	4.61%	6.17%	4.90%
u-blox	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Calix and u-blox, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calix	1	1	7	0	2.67
u-blox	0	0	0	0	0.00

Calix presently has a consensus target price of $63.86, suggesting a potential upside of 63.37%. Given Calix’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Calix is more favorable than u-blox.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Calix and u-blox”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Calix	$1.00 billion	2.46	$17.88 million	$0.74	52.82
u-blox	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.99	42.61

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

Summary

Calix beats u-blox on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Calix

Calix, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of cloud and software platforms, and systems and services in the United States, rest of Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Its cloud and software platforms, and systems and services enable broadband service providers (BSPs) to provide a range of services. The company provides Calix Cloud platform, a role-based analytics platform comprising Calix Engagement Cloud, Calix Service Cloud, and Calix Operations Cloud, which are configurable to display role-based insights and enable BSPs to anticipate and target new revenue-generating services and applications through mobile application, such as CommandIQ for residents and CommandWorx for businesses; Calix Intelligent Access EDGE, an access network solution for automated and intelligent networks; and Calix Revenue EDGE, a premises solution for subscriber managed services. It also offers SmartLife managed services, including SmartHome managed services and applications to enhance, operate and secure the connected experience of subscribers in their home; SmartTown managed services that reimagine community Wi-Fi as a ubiquitous, secure, and managed experience across a BSP's footprint; and SmartBiz managed services that address the business networking and productivity needs of business owners with an all-in-one managed service. In addition, the company provides Wi-Fi systems under GigaSpire and GigaPro brands to be ready for deployment as a complete subscriber experience solution for BSP's residential and business subscribers. It offers its products through its direct sales force and resellers. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

About u-blox

u-blox Holding AG develops, manufactures, and markets products and services supporting GPS/GNSS satellite positioning systems for the automotive, industrial, and consumer markets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the United States, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through two segments, Positioning and Wireless Products, and Wireless Services. The company develops and sells chips and modules to locate and connect devices. In addition, it offers a range of GPS/GNSS positioning products, including satellite receiver chips, chips, receiver modules, receiver boards, antennas, and smart antennas for navigation, automatic vehicle location, security, traffic control, location-based services, timing, and agriculture. u-blox Holding AG was founded in 1997 and is based in Thalwil, Switzerland.