Contrasting PhoneX (PXHI) & Its Rivals

PhoneX (OTCMKTS:PXHI) is one of 57 public companies in the “Internet Retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare PhoneX to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for PhoneX and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PhoneX	0	0	0	0	N/A
PhoneX Competitors	299	1017	1915	7	2.50

As a group, “Internet Retail” companies have a potential upside of 30.43%. Given PhoneX’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PhoneX has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Volatility and Risk

PhoneX has a beta of 2.25, meaning that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PhoneX’s peers have a beta of 1.63, meaning that their average stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares PhoneX and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PhoneX	$179.41 million	$6.41 million	6.31
PhoneX Competitors	$2.83 billion	-$171.63 million	692.64

PhoneX’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than PhoneX. PhoneX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

36.8% of shares of all “Internet Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 21.5% of PhoneX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.7% of shares of all “Internet Retail” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares PhoneX and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PhoneX	3.46%	N/A	N/A
PhoneX Competitors	-8.26%	-27.03%	-4.67%

PhoneX Company Profile

PhoneX Holdings, Inc. operates as a market maker of used smartphones. The company acquires products from individual consumers through its uSell.com Website, as well as from various carriers, big box retailers, and manufacturers through its subsidiary, We Sell Cellular. It sells its devices to professional buyers, such as brick and mortar retailers, online retailers, large and small wholesalers, small repair shops, large refurbishing providers, and insurance companies, as well as directly to consumers through third party e-commerce platforms. The company was formerly known as usell.com, Inc. and changed its name to PhoneX Holdings, Inc. in May 2019. PhoneX Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, New York.