Comparing Cango (NYSE:CANG) and Viewtran Group (OTCMKTS:VIEWF)

Cango (NYSE:CANG) and Viewtran Group (OTCMKTS:VIEWF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Cango and Viewtran Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cango	-46.40%	2.29%	1.31%
Viewtran Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Cango and Viewtran Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cango	1	0	1	2	3.00
Viewtran Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cango currently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 145.90%. Given Cango’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cango is more favorable than Viewtran Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

4.2% of Cango shares are held by institutional investors. 29.1% of Cango shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.2% of Viewtran Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cango and Viewtran Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cango	$110.21 million	2.30	$41.07 million	($1.30)	-0.94
Viewtran Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Cango has higher revenue and earnings than Viewtran Group.

Volatility & Risk

Cango has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viewtran Group has a beta of -2.33, meaning that its stock price is 333% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cango beats Viewtran Group on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cango

Cango Inc. operates an automotive transaction service platform that connects dealers, original equipment manufacturers, financial institutions, car buyers, insurance brokers, and companies in the People's Republic of China. The company offers automobile trading solutions comprising car sourcing, transaction facilitation, logistics, and warehousing support for dealers through Cango Haoche app that offers new car transaction services, and Cango U-Car app that offers used-car transaction services. It also provides automotive financing facilitation services that include facilitating financing transactions from financial institutions to car buyers, which comprises credit origination, credit assessment, credit servicing, and delinquent asset management services; facilitating financing transactions of car purchases for car buyers; and after-market services to car buyers, which includes facilitating the sale of insurance policies from insurance brokers or companies. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

About Viewtran Group

Viewtran Group, Inc. provides supply chain financial services and enterprise solutions for the technology industry in China. It offers software development and technical deployment services; and hardware, software, and technical services. The company was formerly known as Cogo Group, Inc. and changed its name to Viewtran Group, Inc. in November 2013. Viewtran Group, Inc. is based in Shenzhen, China.