Franklin Wireless (NASDAQ:FKWL – Get Free Report) is one of 33 publicly-traded companies in the “Telephone & telegraph apparatus” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Franklin Wireless to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Franklin Wireless and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Franklin Wireless | $45.95 million | -$2.86 million | -12.58 |
| Franklin Wireless Competitors | $723.70 million | $6.02 million | -3.84 |
Franklin Wireless’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Wireless. Franklin Wireless is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Risk & Volatility
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Franklin Wireless and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Franklin Wireless | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Franklin Wireless Competitors | 255 | 599 | 1213 | 42 | 2.49 |
As a group, “Telephone & telegraph apparatus” companies have a potential upside of 27.53%. Given Franklin Wireless’ peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Franklin Wireless has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
9.9% of Franklin Wireless shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of shares of all “Telephone & telegraph apparatus” companies are held by institutional investors. 28.0% of Franklin Wireless shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of shares of all “Telephone & telegraph apparatus” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Franklin Wireless and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Franklin Wireless | -6.23% | -6.94% | -5.33% |
| Franklin Wireless Competitors | -16.89% | 29.25% | -3.14% |
Summary
Franklin Wireless peers beat Franklin Wireless on 8 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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