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Zegona Communications (ZEG) Competitors

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GBX 320
+8.00 (+2.56%)
(As of 09:50 AM ET)

ZEG vs. AAF, ISAT, GAMA, HTWS, TALK, KCOM, MANX, MAI, BBB, and ORNT

Should you be buying Zegona Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zegona Communications include Airtel Africa (AAF), Inmarsat (ISAT), Gamma Communications (GAMA), Helios Towers (HTWS), TalkTalk Telecom Group (TALK), KCOM Group (KCOM), Manx Telecom (MANX), Maintel (MAI), Bigblu Broadband (BBB), and Orient Telecoms (ORNT). These companies are all part of the "telecom services" industry.

Zegona Communications vs.

Zegona Communications (LON:ZEG) and Airtel Africa (LON:AAF) are both mid-cap communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Zegona Communications has a beta of 2.8, suggesting that its share price is 180% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airtel Africa has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

21.6% of Zegona Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.2% of Airtel Africa shares are owned by institutional investors. 74.7% of Zegona Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 72.6% of Airtel Africa shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Airtel Africa has higher revenue and earnings than Zegona Communications. Airtel Africa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zegona Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Zegona CommunicationsN/AN/A-£15.55M£0.093,494.44
Airtel Africa£4.78B0.79£12M-£0.03-3,393.33

In the previous week, Airtel Africa's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Zegona Communications' score of 0.00 indicating that Airtel Africa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Zegona Communications Neutral
Airtel Africa Neutral

Zegona Communications pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Airtel Africa pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Zegona Communications pays out 5,555.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Airtel Africa pays out -16,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Airtel Africa is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Zegona Communications received 87 more outperform votes than Airtel Africa when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 85.71% of users gave Airtel Africa an outperform vote while only 68.94% of users gave Zegona Communications an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Zegona CommunicationsOutperform Votes
111
68.94%
Underperform Votes
50
31.06%
Airtel AfricaOutperform Votes
24
85.71%
Underperform Votes
4
14.29%

Airtel Africa has a net margin of 0.25% compared to Zegona Communications' net margin of 0.00%. Airtel Africa's return on equity of 3.43% beat Zegona Communications' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Zegona CommunicationsN/A -2.61% -0.50%
Airtel Africa 0.25%3.43%9.60%

Zegona Communications currently has a consensus target price of GBX 450, indicating a potential upside of 43.08%. Airtel Africa has a consensus target price of GBX 136.67, indicating a potential upside of 33.56%. Given Zegona Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Zegona Communications is more favorable than Airtel Africa.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Zegona Communications
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Airtel Africa
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Summary

Airtel Africa beats Zegona Communications on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ZEG vs. The Competition

MetricZegona CommunicationsTelecom Services IndustryCommunication SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£2.21B£8.86B£2.73B£1.41B
Dividend Yield5.71%9.07%6.91%11.72%
P/E Ratio3,494.44125.70321.271,561.37
Price / SalesN/A56.55128.59213,353.48
Price / Cash0.5226.6816.0132.92
Price / Book1.873.293.532.87
Net Income-£15.55M£497.09M£104.30M£152.61M
7 Day Performance-4.70%1.30%1.11%4.94%
1 Month Performance-13.12%-0.23%1.18%5.30%
1 Year PerformanceN/A22.98%17.21%18.38%

Zegona Communications Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ZEG
Zegona Communications
N/AGBX 320
+2.6%
GBX 450
+40.6%
N/A£2.25BN/A3,555.566
AAF
Airtel Africa
3.0886 of 5 stars
GBX 102.80
+0.7%
GBX 136.67
+32.9%
-14.4%£3.79B£4.78B-3,426.674,098
ISAT
Inmarsat
N/AGBX 544.40
+0.8%
N/AN/A£2.56B£1.44B-41.561,800High Trading Volume
GAMA
Gamma Communications
2.0542 of 5 stars
GBX 1,585
-0.2%
GBX 2,140
+35.0%
+44.6%£1.52B£548M2,732.761,895
HTWS
Helios Towers
2.1364 of 5 stars
GBX 110.20
+0.5%
GBX 180
+63.3%
+70.1%£1.16B£760.70M-1,836.67725Positive News
TALK
TalkTalk Telecom Group
N/AGBX 96.90
flat
N/AN/A£1.11B£1.52B7.57500High Trading Volume
KCOM
KCOM Group
N/AGBX 120
flat
N/AN/A£619.93M£281.64M-18.181,464News Coverage
MANX
Manx Telecom
N/AGBX 215.50
flat
N/A+0.0%£249.70M£81.47M20.72300
MAI
Maintel
N/AGBX 235
-2.0%
N/A+42.6%£33.75M£100.41M-1,305.56482Gap Down
BBB
Bigblu Broadband
N/AGBX 33.50
+31.4%
N/A+4.2%£19.76M£24.16M-1,116.6790News Coverage
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
ORNT
Orient Telecoms
N/AGBX 8
flat
N/AN/A£800,000.00£394,969.00800.009

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This page (LON:ZEG) was last updated on 11/6/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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