Head to Head Analysis: AON (NYSE:AON) versus World Access (OTCMKTS:WAXS)

AON (NYSE:AON) and World Access (OTCMKTS:WAXS) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

86.1% of AON shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of AON shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of World Access shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for AON and World Access, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AON	0	5	12	0	2.71
World Access	0	0	0	0	0.00

AON currently has a consensus target price of $410.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.96%. Given AON’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AON is more favorable than World Access.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares AON and World Access”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AON	$17.18 billion	4.40	$3.69 billion	$18.14	19.66
World Access	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

AON has higher revenue and earnings than World Access.

Profitability

This table compares AON and World Access’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AON	22.27%	42.13%	7.57%
World Access	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

AON beats World Access on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AON

Aon Plc engages in the provision of risk, health, and wealth solutions. It focuses on risk capital including claim management, reinsurance, risk analysis, management, retention, and transfer; and human capital involving analytics, health and benefits, investments, pensions and retirement, talent and rewards, and workplace wellbeing. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

About World Access

World Access, Inc. operates as a global services company providing solutions in customer care to organizations in the travel, financial, health care, and call center industries. It consists of three full service companies and three specialized services companies. World Access Service Corporation serves companies located in the US and companies that have travelers or employees visiting North America. World Access Canada serves companies located in Canada; and World Access Asia serves companies located in eastern Asia, including Japan. World Access Europe provides members of World Access with logistical and medical support throughout the region. Other companies include World Access Provider Network Services; and World Access Transport Services that manages and coordinates all medical evacuation and repatriation activities for World Access. The company is based in Atlanta, Georgia. In April 2001, the company filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 relief in the United States Bankruptcy Court on behalf of itself and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries.