Harmonic vs Vistance Networks
HLIT and VISN side by side, both in communications equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How HLIT and VISN compare
Harmonic is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as Vistance Networks ($1.1B against $978M).
Harmonic grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (70.9% versus 10.9% for Vistance Networks).
Vistance Networks keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 504% compared with −7.0% at Harmonic.
Vistance Networks pays a dividend yielding 389%; Harmonic does not pay one.
Vistance Networks scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 9 for Harmonic), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | HLIT | VISN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.1B | $978M |
| Share price | $10.34 | $4.24 |
| Change, 1 year | 0.78% | −76.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −6.7% | −56.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.13 | 1.73 |
| Employees | 534 | 4,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 0.1× |
| P/S | 2.2× | 0.6× (better) |
| P/B | 3.0× | 0.4× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.8× | 1.7× (better) |
| P/FCF | 40.7× | – |
| FCF yield | 2.5% (better) | −10.8% |
| Fair value | $13.82 | $18.72 |
| Margin of safety | 25.2% | 77.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 70.9% (better) | 10.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −0.99% (better) | −25.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −171% | 780% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −174% | 956% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 51.1% (better) | 42.6% |
| Operating margin | 14.7% (better) | 2.1% |
| Net margin | −7.0% | 504% (better) |
| FCF margin | 5.5% (better) | −6.5% |
| Return on equity | −8.6% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 13.6% (better) | 1.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.09 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.46 | −4.05 |
| Current ratio | 2.43 | 4.00 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −0.11 | 2.20 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 389% |
| Buyback yield | 5.3% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.3% | 389% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.8% | 100% |
| Held by insiders | 2.0% | 26.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$292K | −$202K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.3% | 23.1% |
Go deeper
- HLIT stock overview
- HLIT income statement
- HLIT valuation and score
- VISN stock overview
- VISN income statement
- VISN valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.