COMSovereign (OTCMKTS:COMS) vs. SES (OTCMKTS:SGBAF) Financial Comparison

SES (OTCMKTS:SGBAF) and COMSovereign (OTCMKTS:COMS) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares SES and COMSovereign”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SES	$2.97 billion	1.16	-$107.48 million	($0.88)	-7.06
COMSovereign	$6.17 million	0.00	-$1.16 million	($0.43)	-0.00

COMSovereign has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SES. SES is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than COMSovereign, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.9% of COMSovereign shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of COMSovereign shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares SES and COMSovereign’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SES	-8.96%	-9.43%	-1.93%
COMSovereign	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for SES and COMSovereign, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SES	2	1	0	0	1.33
COMSovereign	0	0	0	0	0.00

Risk and Volatility

SES has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, COMSovereign has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

COMSovereign beats SES on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SES

SES S.A. provides satellite-based data transmission capacity and ancillary services worldwide. The company offers content connectivity solutions, including network spanning satellite and ground infrastructure to create, deliver, and manage video and data solutions. It also provides data connectivity services through its fleet of geostationary earth orbit and medium earth orbit satellites to the aviation, cloud, cruise, energy, government, maritime, and telco and mobile network operator industries. In addition, the company offers video services, which includes end-to-end managed services to audience; and provides multi-screen and multi-device viewing experiences on linear channels, video-on-demand, streaming platforms, and social media sites for broadcasters, platform operators, and sports organizations. Further, it provides linear video aggregation and distribution, such as direct-to-home, direct-to-cable, and internet protocol TV households; channel management solutions comprising playout; and live feeds and redundancy features. The company was formerly known as SES Global SA and changed its name to SES S.A. in December 2006. SES S.A. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Betzdorf, Luxembourg.

About COMSovereign

COMSovereign Holding Corp. provides various solutions for network operators, mobile device carriers, governmental units, and other enterprises worldwide. The company offers packet microwave solutions that transmit broadband voice, video, and data, as well as enable service providers, government agencies, enterprises, and other organizations; harmony enhanced MC; fastback intelligent backhaul radio (IBR); and in-band full-duplex technology. It also provides tethered drones and aerostats for use in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and tactical communication, as well as communication platform for national defense and security customers; and edge compute capable 4G LTE and 5G network radio. In addition, the company offers repairs, support and maintenance, drones, consulting, and warranties as well as other services. The company was formerly known as Drone Aviation Holding Corp. and changed its name to COMSovereign Holding Corp. in November 2019. COMSovereign Holding Corp. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Tucson, Arizona.