Head to Head Contrast: Comtex News Network (OTCMKTS:CMTX) & uCloudlink Group (NASDAQ:UCL)

uCloudlink Group (NASDAQ:UCL) and Comtex News Network (OTCMKTS:CMTX) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

uCloudlink Group has a beta of 4.29, indicating that its share price is 329% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comtex News Network has a beta of -0.14, indicating that its share price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

85.5% of uCloudlink Group shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of uCloudlink Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of Comtex News Network shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for uCloudlink Group and Comtex News Network, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
uCloudlink Group	0	1	0	0	2.00
Comtex News Network	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares uCloudlink Group and Comtex News Network’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
uCloudlink Group	2.19%	8.89%	3.10%
Comtex News Network	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares uCloudlink Group and Comtex News Network”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
uCloudlink Group	$91.64 million	0.87	$4.56 million	$0.05	42.30
Comtex News Network	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

uCloudlink Group has higher revenue and earnings than Comtex News Network.

Summary

uCloudlink Group beats Comtex News Network on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About uCloudlink Group

uCloudlink Group Inc. operates as a mobile data traffic sharing marketplace in the telecommunications industry. The company provides uCloudlink 1.0, a model that focuses on cross-border travelers that need mobile data connectivity services in various countries; and operates portable Wi-Fi services under the Roamingman name in China and Malaysia, which provides global mobile data connectivity services, as well as offers GlocalMe portable Wi-Fi terminals and cloud SIM architecture for mobile virtual network operators, mobile network operators (MNOs), and portable Wi-Fi terminal rental companies. It also offers uCloudlink 2.0, a model that provides mobile data connectivity services to local users through various MNOs; GlocalMe Inside, an implementation solution for smartphones and other smart hardware products, which enables them to access its cloud SIM architecture and SIM card pool; and GlocalMe, a world phone series. In addition, the company provides IoT modules with GlocalMe Inside implementation to meet the demand for mobile data from various terminals, as well as provides integrated network solutions to its customers; SIM cards with prepaid data packages; and value-added services, such as advertisement. Further, it's platform-as-a-service/software-as-a-service offers modules, such as customer relationship management, operations and business support system, and SIM card enterprise resource planning and management. uCloudlink Group Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.

About Comtex News Network

Comtex News Network, Inc. provides electronic real-time news, and content and proprietary market products in the United States. The company receives, enhances, combines, and filters news and content received from national and international news bureaus, agencies, and publications. Its products comprise CustomWires, the real-time and subject-specific newswires, such as finance, business, foreign exchange, and public companies, as well as real-time trading data in the global stock markets, commodities and futures prices, SEC filing information, personal investment news, economic indicator data, international trade policies, business news, IRS bulletins, and actions from the global financial institutions; and Comtex Top News that include editorial news summaries in 29 categories. The company also provides feed products and custom solutions; and SmarTrend products for managing investments. Comtex News Network, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is based in New York, New York.