Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) and Haivision Systems (OTCMKTS:HAIVF) Critical Analysis

Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) and Haivision Systems (OTCMKTS:HAIVF) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Viavi Solutions and Haivision Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viavi Solutions	1	2	6	1	2.70
Haivision Systems	0	0	0	0	0.00

Viavi Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $49.88, suggesting a potential upside of 37.43%. Given Viavi Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Viavi Solutions is more favorable than Haivision Systems.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Viavi Solutions and Haivision Systems”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viavi Solutions	$1.52 billion	5.90	-$30.40 million	($0.15)	-241.93
Haivision Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Haivision Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Viavi Solutions.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Viavi Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Viavi Solutions and Haivision Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viavi Solutions	-2.00%	19.60%	7.48%
Haivision Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Viavi Solutions beats Haivision Systems on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Viavi Solutions

Viavi Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of network test, monitoring, and assurance solutions for communications service providers, enterprises, network equipment manufacturers, government and avionics. It operates through the following segments: Network Enablement, Service Enablement, and Optical Security and Performance. The Network Enablement segment offers an integrated portfolio of testing solutions that access the network to perform build-out and maintenance tasks. The Service Enablement segment covers solutions and services primarily for communication service providers, and enterprises that deliver and/or operate broadband and IP networks (fixed and mobile) supporting voice, video, and data services as well as a wide range of applications. The Optical Security and Performance segment leverages its core optical coating technologies and volume manufacturing capability to design, manufacture, and sell products targeting anti-counterfeiting, consumer and industrial, government, healthcare, and other markets. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Chandler, AZ.

About Haivision Systems

Haivision Systems Inc. provides mission-critical, real-time video networking, and visual collaboration solutions in Canada, the United States, and internationally. The company offers Makito Series video encoders and decoders for end-to-end transport of secure and high-quality HD video; video transmitters and mobile encoders for video contribution over bonded unmanaged IP networks; Command 360, a software platform for real-time visualization of business-critical information; Haivision Kraken, a video transcoder for mission-critical ISR, situational awareness, and field monitoring applications; Haivision Hub for Government, a video network service for live and low latency video streaming between government agencies and public cloud delivery services; and Haivision Media Platform that manages, shares, and delivers secure corporate communications, real-time video feeds, and broadcast IPTV. Further, it provides Haivision SRT Gateway, a broadcast solution for secure routing of live video streams across different types of IP networks; SRT Streaming Protocol that optimizes streaming performance across unpredictable networks; BeOnAIR transmission bundle; Haivision EMS, an element management system for centrally managing and monitoring encoders and decoders; Haivision Play Pro, a free app for securely playing or streaming live SRT feeds from anywhere over the internet; and Haivision Play, series of high performance video player applications for mobile devices, desktops, managed set-top boxes. The company serves broadcast, enterprise, government, medical, and military and defense industries. The company was formerly known as Hajtek Vision Inc. and changed its name to Haivision Systems Inc. in June 2004. Haivision Systems Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.