Zegona Communications (ZEG) Competitors

Zegona Communications (LON:ZEG) and Vodafone Group Public (LON:VOD) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ZEG or VOD?

42.0% of Zegona Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.2% of Vodafone Group Public shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.4% of Zegona Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Vodafone Group Public shares are owned by company 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.

Is ZEG or VOD more profitable?

Vodafone Group Public has a net margin of 1.79% compared to Zegona Communications' net margin of 0.00%. Vodafone Group Public's return on equity of 1.20% beat Zegona Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zegona Communications	N/A	-2.61%	-0.50%
Vodafone Group Public	1.79%	1.20%	1.45%

Which has better valuation & earnings, ZEG or VOD?

Vodafone Group Public has higher revenue and earnings than Zegona Communications. Vodafone Group Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zegona Communications, 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
Zegona Communications	£302.06M	31.67	-£136.50M	£11.00	114.55
Vodafone Group Public	£37.45B	0.56	£797.39M	-£15.94	-5.44

Do analysts prefer ZEG or VOD?

Zegona Communications presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,466.67, indicating a potential upside of 16.40%. Vodafone Group Public has a consensus target price of GBX 102.33, indicating a potential upside of 18.06%. Given Vodafone Group Public's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vodafone Group Public is more favorable than Zegona Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zegona Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Vodafone Group Public	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility and risk, ZEG or VOD?

Zegona Communications has a beta of 2.8, meaning that its stock price is 180% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vodafone Group Public has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ZEG or VOD?

In the previous week, Vodafone Group Public had 3 more articles in the media than Zegona Communications. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Vodafone Group Public and 1 mentions for Zegona Communications. Vodafone Group Public's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Zegona Communications' score of 0.00 indicating that Vodafone Group Public is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zegona Communications	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Vodafone Group Public	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Vodafone Group Public beats Zegona Communications on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.