Zegona Communications (ZEG) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer VOD or ZEG?

Vodafone Group Public presently has a consensus target price of GBX 73, indicating a potential downside of 15.27%. Zegona Communications has a consensus target price of GBX 1,293.33, indicating a potential upside of 18.57%. Given Zegona Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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

Is VOD or ZEG a better dividend stock?

Vodafone Group Public pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Zegona Communications pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Vodafone Group Public pays out 362.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Zegona Communications pays out -41.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VOD or ZEG?

56.4% of Vodafone Group Public shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of Zegona Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Vodafone Group Public shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 74.7% of Zegona Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer VOD or ZEG?

In the previous week, Zegona Communications had 6 more articles in the media than Vodafone Group Public. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Zegona Communications and 1 mentions for Vodafone Group Public. Vodafone Group Public's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Zegona Communications' score of 0.72 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zegona Communications	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & 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.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, VOD or ZEG?

Vodafone Group Public has higher revenue and earnings than Zegona Communications. Zegona Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vodafone Group Public, 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	£44.66B	0.58	£797.39M	£2.20	39.08
Zegona Communications	N/A	N/A	-£136.50M	-£12.06	-90.44

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%

Summary

Vodafone Group Public beats Zegona Communications on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.