Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Asia Global Crossing (OTCMKTS:ASGXF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Verizon Communications and Asia Global Crossing, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Verizon Communications | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2.40 |
Asia Global Crossing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Verizon Communications presently has a consensus price target of $61.8421, indicating a potential upside of 11.83%. Given Verizon Communications' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Verizon Communications is more favorable than Asia Global Crossing.
Risk & Volatility
Verizon Communications has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asia Global Crossing has a beta of 2.89, meaning that its share price is 189% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Verizon Communications and Asia Global Crossing's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Verizon Communications | 14.76% | 32.15% | 6.87% |
Asia Global Crossing | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Verizon Communications and Asia Global Crossing's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Verizon Communications | $131.87 billion | 1.74 | $19.27 billion | $4.81 | 11.50 |
Asia Global Crossing | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Verizon Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Asia Global Crossing.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
64.9% of Verizon Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Verizon Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 90.7% of Asia Global Crossing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Verizon Communications beats Asia Global Crossing on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.