Analyzing ZTE (OTCMKTS:ZTCOY) & Spirent Communications (OTCMKTS:SPMYY)

Dividends

Spirent Communications pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. ZTE pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. ZTE pays out 14.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk & Volatility

Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZTE has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Spirent Communications and ZTE’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spirent Communications	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZTE	5.89%	13.25%	4.04%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Spirent Communications and ZTE”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spirent Communications	$460.20 million	3.37	$12.90 million	N/A	N/A
ZTE	$17.75 billion	0.53	$1.06 billion	$0.47	8.60

ZTE has higher revenue and earnings than Spirent Communications.

Summary

ZTE beats Spirent Communications on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Spirent Communications

Spirent Communications plc provides automated test and assurance solutions in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through Lifecycle Service Assurance, and Networks & Security segments. The Lifecycle Service Assurance segment offers lab-based testing solutions for 5G mobile core networks, and cellular and Wi-Fi devices, as well as live solutions. This segment also provides lab and test automation solutions for the telecom industry and enterprises. The Networks & Security segment develops test methodologies, tools, and services for virtualised networks, cloud, and artificial intelligence networking infrastructure, as well as application performance and proactive security validation. This segment also offers Ethernet/internet protocol performance testing solutions, as well as navigation satellite system test and simulation solutions while addressing opportunities in the broader positioning, navigation, and timing market, including low earth orbit satellites and autonomous vehicles. The company was formerly known as Spirent plc and changed its name to Spirent Communications plc in May 2006. Spirent Communications plc was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Crawley, the United Kingdom.

About ZTE

ZTE Corporation provides integrated communication information solutions in the People's Republic of China, rest of Asia, Africa, Europe, the United States, and Oceania. It operates through three segments: Carriers' Networks, Government and Corporate Business, and Consumer Business. The Carriers' Network segment provides wireless access, wireline access, bearer systems, core networks, telecommunication software systems and services, and other technologies and product solutions for meeting carries' requirements. The Consumer Business segment offers smart phones, mobile data terminals, family terminals, and fusion terminals, as well as related software application and value-added services. The Government and Corporate Business segment focuses on providing informatization solutions for the government and corporations through the application of products, such as communications networks, Internet of Things, big data, and cloud computing. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, the People's Republic of China.