Intelsat (OTCMKTS:INTEQ) and Remark (NASDAQ:MARK) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability and risk.
Risk & Volatility
Intelsat has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Remark has a beta of 3.34, suggesting that its stock price is 234% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Intelsat and Remark, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| Intelsat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Remark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Remark has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 464.52%. Given Remark's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Remark is more favorable than Intelsat.
Profitability
This table compares Intelsat and Remark's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| Intelsat | -38.77% | N/A | -5.98% |
| Remark | -299.36% | N/A | -110.49% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
24.5% of Intelsat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.0% of Remark shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Intelsat shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Remark shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Intelsat and Remark's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| Intelsat | $2.06 billion | 0.03 | $-913,590,000.00 | ($3.79) | -0.10 |
| Remark | $5.02 million | 37.02 | $-25,610,000.00 | ($0.52) | -3.58 |
Remark has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Intelsat. Remark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intelsat, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Remark beats Intelsat on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
