Zegona Communications (ZEG) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend VOD or ZEG?

Vodafone Group Public currently has a consensus price target of GBX 73, suggesting a potential downside of 16.91%. Zegona Communications has a consensus price target of GBX 1,293.33, suggesting a potential upside of 11.98%. Given Zegona Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Zegona Communications is more favorable than Vodafone Group Public.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vodafone Group Public	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Zegona Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, VOD or ZEG?

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

Is VOD or ZEG 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
Vodafone Group Public	1.79%	1.20%	1.45%
Zegona Communications	N/A	-2.61%	-0.50%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VOD or ZEG?

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
Vodafone Group Public	£37.45B	0.57	£797.39M	-£0.16	-551.19
Zegona Communications	£302.06M	29.03	-£136.50M	£0.11	10,500.00

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

59.2% of Vodafone Group Public shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.0% of Zegona Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Vodafone Group Public shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of Zegona Communications shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor VOD or ZEG?

In the previous week, Vodafone Group Public and Vodafone Group Public both had 1 articles in the media. Vodafone Group Public's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Zegona Communications' score of 0.00 indicating that Vodafone Group Public is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Zegona Communications beats Vodafone Group Public on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.