Franklin Wireless (NASDAQ:FKWL – Get Free Report) is one of 70 public companies in the “Communication Equipment” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Franklin Wireless to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Franklin Wireless and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Franklin Wireless | -4.77% | -4.69% | -3.73% |
| Franklin Wireless Competitors | -15.55% | -57.79% | -4.94% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Franklin Wireless and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Franklin Wireless | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Franklin Wireless Competitors | 62 | 588 | 954 | 6 | 2.56 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Franklin Wireless and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Franklin Wireless | $24.00 million | -$3.76 million | -17.41 |
| Franklin Wireless Competitors | $162.77 million | -$4.51 million | 74.04 |
Franklin Wireless’ rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Franklin Wireless. Franklin Wireless is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
9.9% of Franklin Wireless shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.0% of shares of all “Communication Equipment” companies are held by institutional investors. 28.0% of Franklin Wireless shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.5% of shares of all “Communication Equipment” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility and Risk
Franklin Wireless has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Wireless’ rivals have a beta of 0.85, suggesting that their average stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Franklin Wireless rivals beat Franklin Wireless on 6 of the 10 factors compared.
Franklin Wireless Company Profile
Franklin Wireless Corp. provides intelligent wireless solutions. The company's products include 5G/4G wireless broadband products, such as wi-fi mobile hotspot, consumer home gateway customer-premises equipment (CPE), and enterprise gateway CPE; and IoT tracking and connected devices, including smart IoT tracking device, connected car, and home phone connect. It also offers IOT server platform and application, which comprises Pintrac, a cloud based telecom grade server platform; Pintrac Mobile Device Management, an LTE hotspot; Pintrac Pet, a pet tracking application; and Pintrac Auto that tracks, locates, and manages vehicles for consumers and businesses, which integrates hardware and software enabling machine-to-machine (M2M) applications and the Internet of Things (IoT). The company directly markets its products to wireless operators, as well as indirectly through strategic partners and distributors located primarily in the North America, the Caribbean and South America, and Asia. Franklin Wireless Corp. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
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