B Communications (BCOM) Competitors

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) and B Communications (NASDAQ:BCOM) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GNE or BCOM?

Genie Energy received 20 more outperform votes than B Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.01% of users gave Genie Energy an outperform vote while only 55.84% of users gave B Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Genie Energy	Outperform Votes 192 58.01%	Underperform Votes 139 41.99%
B Communications	Outperform Votes 172 55.84%	Underperform Votes 136 44.16%

Does the media refer more to GNE or BCOM?

In the previous week, Genie Energy had 16 more articles in the media than B Communications. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Genie Energy and 0 mentions for B Communications. Genie Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat B Communications' score of 0.00 indicating that Genie Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Genie Energy	Positive
B Communications	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GNE or BCOM?

49.2% of Genie Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of B Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.4% of Genie Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GNE or BCOM?

Genie Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than B Communications.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Genie Energy	$442.32M	1.01	$19.54M	$0.14	118.43
B Communications	$2.58B	0.05	-$247M	N/A	N/A

Is GNE or BCOM a better dividend stock?

Genie Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. B Communications pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Genie Energy pays out 214.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility and risk, GNE or BCOM?

Genie Energy has a beta of -0.02, meaning that its stock price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B Communications has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GNE or BCOM more profitable?

B Communications has a net margin of 5.64% compared to Genie Energy's net margin of 0.80%. Genie Energy's return on equity of 21.48% beat B Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genie Energy	0.80%	21.48%	12.24%
B Communications	5.64%	-461.79%	3.08%

Summary

Genie Energy beats B Communications on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.