Which Is a Better Investment, Avnet, Inc. or Netlist, Inc. Stock?
Learn more about whether Avnet, Inc. or Netlist, Inc. is a better investment based on AAII's A+ Investor grades, which compare both companies' key financial metrics.Michael Rose
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| Information Technology | Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components |
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| Share Statistics | NLST | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $2,139.5 | $1,179.7 | 55% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 370.8 | 29.7 | 85% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 1.2% | 80.6% | 2% |
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| Float (Mil) | 368.1 | 41.1 | 82% |
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| Beta | 1.28 | 1.10 | 74% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 1,252 | 172 | 73% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
514.6% | 65.7% | 100% |
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| Growth | NLST | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 31.9% | 4.4% | 91% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | (27.7%) | 2.4% | 15% |
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| EPS (5yr) | (16.8%) | 9.5% | 17 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | 0.0% | (14.9%) | 64% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Current EPS | $0.600 | $0.790 | $0.600 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $0.600 | $0.790 | $0.600 | |
| # Rev Up | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $0.000 | $0.030 | $0.000 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 14,900% | (1,008%) | na | |
| Financials | NLST | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $333 | $568 | 37% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $1 | $10 | 40% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $0.003 | $0.300 | 39% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | ($16) | $9 | 17% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | na | $3 | na |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $1 | $22 | 16% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $2,029 | $1,154 | 49% |
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| Valuation | NLST | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 80.86 | 2.47 | 99% |
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| P/E | na | 32.2 | na |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | na | 1.7 | na |
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| Ratios | NLST | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 16.2% | 31.8% | 16% |
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| Net Margin | 0.2% | 2.5% | 32% |
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| ROA | 1.4% | 2.2% | 51% |
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| ROE | 9.7% | 5.0% | 56% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 68.4% | 41.6% | 64% |
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| F-Score | 5 | 5 | 50% |
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Netlist, Inc. did not pass any screens on 10/2/2026.
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