Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) and CTX Virtual Technologies (OTCMKTS:CTXV) Head to Head Review

Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) and CTX Virtual Technologies (OTCMKTS:CTXV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

92.0% of Ciena shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ciena shares are held 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ciena and CTX Virtual Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ciena	$4.01 billion	6.31	$83.96 million	$0.97	185.08
CTX Virtual Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Ciena has higher revenue and earnings than CTX Virtual Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Ciena and CTX Virtual Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ciena	3.10%	6.62%	3.27%
CTX Virtual Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Ciena and CTX Virtual Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ciena	0	5	11	3	2.89
CTX Virtual Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Ciena presently has a consensus target price of $137.53, indicating a potential downside of 23.39%. Given CTX Virtual Technologies’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CTX Virtual Technologies is more favorable than Ciena.

Summary

Ciena beats CTX Virtual Technologies on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ciena

Ciena Corporation provides hardware and software services for delivery of video, data, and voice traffic metro, aggregation, and access communications network worldwide. The company’s Networking Platforms segment offers convergence of coherent optical transport, open optical networking, optical transport network switching, IP routing, and switching services. Its products include 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, Waveserver stackable interconnect system, and the 6500 Reconfigurable line system, and the 5400 family of Packet-Optical platforms, as well as 8100 coherent routing platforms; 3000 family of service delivery switches and the 5000 family of service aggregation switches, as well as 8700 Packetwave Platform and 6500 Packet Transport System. This segment also sells operating system software and enhanced software features embedded in each of its products. The company’s Blue Planet Automation Software and Services segment provides multi-domain service orchestration, inventory, route optimization and analysis, multi-cloud orchestration, and unified assurance and analytics services. Its Platform Software and Service segment offers MCP domain controller solution, and OneControl unified management system, as well as planning tools. The company’s Global Services segment provides maintenance support and training, installation and deployment, and consulting and network design services. Ciena Corporation was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Hanover, Maryland.

About CTX Virtual Technologies

CTX Virtual Technologies, Inc. manufactures and sells mobile communication and electronic devices. The company, through its subsidiary, Kaibida International Limited, designs and manufactures printed circuit boards, surface mounted technology components, and cellular telephones, including Smartphones and PDAs to network operators and original equipment manufacturers. Its other subsidiary, Celluon Technology Holdings Ltd., is involved in the manufacture and sale of virtual 3-D electronic perception products, including proprietary stand-alone external virtual keyboard for Smartphones and Pads. The company also manufactures and sells the MiSeeTX mini-computer, a fully functioning small computer incorporating various virtual input and output technologies while running the Windows XP, Android, or Windows 7 platforms. In addition, it provides virtual projection products, such as the virtual keyboards used in hospitals and medical clinics to prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses. CTX Virtual Technologies, Inc. is based in Boca Raton, Florida with offices in Hong Kong; Toronto, Canada; and Las Vegas, Nevada.