Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) versus Veea (NASDAQ:VEEA) Critical Comparison

Veea (NASDAQ:VEEA) and Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Veea and Viasat, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veea	1	0	0	0	1.00
Viasat	1	2	7	1	2.73

Viasat has a consensus target price of $84.11, indicating a potential upside of 9.33%. Given Viasat’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Viasat is more favorable than Veea.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

25.9% of Veea shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Viasat shares are owned by institutional investors. 60.8% of Veea shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Viasat shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Veea and Viasat’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veea	N/A	N/A	-46.79%
Viasat	-0.73%	1.58%	0.49%

Risk & Volatility

Veea has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viasat has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Veea and Viasat”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Veea	$388,173.00	19.65	-$6.66 million	($0.37)	-0.41
Viasat	$4.64 billion	2.28	-$34.09 million	($0.29)	-265.28

Veea has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Viasat. Viasat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veea, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Viasat beats Veea on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Veea

Veea Inc. provides computing, multiaccess multiprotocol communications, edge storage, and cybersecurity solutions. The company offers multiaccess edge computing (MEC) platform that redefines connectivity and computing at the edge by integrating functions of servers, network attached storage (NAS), routers, firewalls, Wi-Fi Access Points, IoT gateways, and 4G and 5G connections; and Veea Edge Platform enables direct connections from the optical fiber, cellular, and satellite networks. It also provides VeeaHub STAX, an edge computing product integrated with wireless access, including Wi-Fi 6; VeeaHub that offers connectivity options for pro indoor smart edge applications; and VeeaHub Outdoor that integrates with wireless connectivity for smart edge applications in outdoor and industrial environments. The company also offers TROLLEE, a smart shopping cart platform; the VeeaHub toolkit; and Veea AdEdge, an advertising platform. Veea Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Viasat

Viasat, Inc. provides broadband and communications products and services worldwide. The company's Satellite Services segment offers satellite-based fixed broadband services, including broadband internet access and voice over internet protocol services to consumers and businesses; in-flight entertainment and aviation software services to commercial airlines and private business jets; satellite-based connectivity services; mobile broadband services, including satellite-based internet services to energy offshore vessels, cruise ships, consumer ferries, and yachts; and energy services, which include ultra-secure solutions IP connectivity, bandwidth-optimized over-the-top applications, industrial internet-of-things big data enablement, and industry-leading machine learning analytics. Its Commercial Networks segment offers fixed broadband satellite communication systems comprising satellite network infrastructure and ground terminals; mobile broadband satellite communication systems; antenna systems for terrestrial and satellite applications, such as earth imaging, remote sensing, mobile satellite communication, Ka-band earth stations, and other multi-band antennas; and space systems design and satellite networking development systems. The company's Government Systems segment offers government mobile broadband products and services include mobile broadband modems, and terminals and network access control systems; mesh and hub-and-spoke satellite networking systems; secure networking, cybersecurity, and information assurance products; and tactical data link solutions. It designs and development of satellite and ground communications systems and network function virtualization, as well as ground-based network subsystems, as well as space system design and development products and services include architectures for GEO, MEO, LEO satellites, and other satellite platforms. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.