JC Decaux (OTCMKTS:JCDXF) vs. ZW Data Action Technologies (NASDAQ:CNET) Critical Survey

ZW Data Action Technologies (NASDAQ:CNET) and JC Decaux (OTCMKTS:JCDXF) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for ZW Data Action Technologies and JC Decaux, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZW Data Action Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00
JC Decaux	0	2	0	1	2.67

Profitability

This table compares ZW Data Action Technologies and JC Decaux’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZW Data Action Technologies	-33.25%	-59.11%	-21.51%
JC Decaux	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of ZW Data Action Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 12.2% of ZW Data Action Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ZW Data Action Technologies and JC Decaux”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZW Data Action Technologies	$15.44 million	0.27	-$3.76 million	($0.74)	-1.73
JC Decaux	$3.93 billion	N/A	$280.16 million	N/A	N/A

JC Decaux has higher revenue and earnings than ZW Data Action Technologies.

Volatility & Risk

ZW Data Action Technologies has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JC Decaux has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

JC Decaux beats ZW Data Action Technologies on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ZW Data Action Technologies

ZW Data Action Technologies Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers omni-channel advertising, precision marketing, and data analysis management systems in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers Internet advertising, precision marketing, and related data services to small and medium enterprises through its Internet portals, including 28.com and liansuo.com that provide advertisers with tools to build sales channels in the form of franchisees, sales agents, distributors, and/or resellers. It also develops and operates blockchain technology-based products and services, as well as blockchain-based SaaS services that provides one-stop blockchain-powered enterprise management solutions in forms of NFT generations, data record, share, and storage module subscriptions, etc. In addition, the company offers other e-commerce O2O advertising, and marketing and related value-added technical services. Additionally, it offers online-content production, distribution, promotion, and live streamer training and management services. The company was formerly known as ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. in October 2020. Data Action Technologies Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.

About JC Decaux

JCDecaux SE operates as an outdoor advertising company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Street Furniture, Transport, and Billboard. The Street Furniture segment provides advertising services in shopping malls; rents street furniture; and sells and rents equipment, such as automatic public toilets, bikes, etc., as well as provides cleaning, maintenance, and other services. The Transport segment provides advertising services in public transport systems, such as airports, metros, buses, trams, and trains. The Billboard segment is involved in advertising on private property, including traditional large format or back-light billboards; neon-light billboards; and advertising wall wraps. The company was founded in 1964 and is based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. JCDecaux SE is a subsidiary of JCDecaux Holding SAS.