Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd GILT

What the company does

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd is a small-cap company in the Technology sector (Communication Equipment), with a market value of $689M, based in the USA.

It employs about 1,159 people and has been listed since Mar 25, 1993.

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides satellite-based broadband communication solutions in Israel, the United States, Peru, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Satellite Networks, Integrated Solutions, and Network Infrastructure and Services. The company designs and manufactures ground-based satellite communications equipment.

Cheap or expensive? relatively cheap

Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 20.3 versus 43.5 for the median of the Technology sector in our universe (65 companies) — relatively cheap.

Revenue is growing 17% versus the same quarter last year.

On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple rises to 24.9 — they expect lower earnings.

The average analyst price target is 19.20, 115% above the current price (their view, not ours).

The stock sits at 2% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).

The risks

• • More cash leaves than comes in (negative free cash flow).
• ⚠️ The share count grew 38% in a year — each share owns a smaller slice of the company.
• • The stock is more volatile than average (beta 1.0) — big daily moves both ways.
• • The stock is 57% below its one-year high.

Strengths

• ✅ Profitable — 7 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
• ✅ More cash than debt.
• ✅ Revenue is growing 17% a year.

What changed this week

Over the past week the stock fell 10.9% (for comparison: S&P 500 +1.2%, sector ETF XLK -0.5%).

It set a new one-year low this week.

No notable news about the company was found in the past week.

What changed since last week

This is the first summary for this stock; from next week this section shows what changed.