Fonix Mobile (FNX) Competitors

Fonix Mobile (LON:FNX) and W.A.G payment solutions (LON:WPS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Do analysts recommend FNX or WPS?

Fonix Mobile presently has a consensus target price of GBX 293, suggesting a potential upside of 34.71%. W.A.G payment solutions has a consensus target price of GBX 120, suggesting a potential upside of 13.21%. Given Fonix Mobile's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fonix Mobile is more favorable than W.A.G payment solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fonix Mobile	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
W.A.G payment solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is FNX or WPS more profitable?

Fonix Mobile has a net margin of 14.03% compared to W.A.G payment solutions' net margin of -1.98%. Fonix Mobile's return on equity of 101.42% beat W.A.G payment solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fonix Mobile	14.03%	101.42%	13.10%
W.A.G payment solutions	-1.98%	-15.92%	1.86%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FNX or WPS?

Fonix Mobile has higher earnings, but lower revenue than W.A.G payment solutions. Fonix Mobile is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than W.A.G payment solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fonix Mobile	£75.18M	2.87	£10.67M	£0.11	1,977.27
W.A.G payment solutions	£2.24B	0.33	-£49.24M	£0.00	27,179.49

Does the media favor FNX or WPS?

In the previous week, W.A.G payment solutions had 1 more articles in the media than Fonix Mobile. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for W.A.G payment solutions and 0 mentions for Fonix Mobile. W.A.G payment solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Fonix Mobile's score of 0.00 indicating that W.A.G payment solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fonix Mobile	Neutral
W.A.G payment solutions	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, FNX or WPS?

Fonix Mobile has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W.A.G payment solutions has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FNX or WPS?

13.9% of Fonix Mobile shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.0% of W.A.G payment solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 26.7% of Fonix Mobile shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 47.7% of W.A.G payment solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Fonix Mobile beats W.A.G payment solutions on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.