PhoneX (PXHI) & The Competition Critical Comparison

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

Volatility & Risk

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares PhoneX and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share 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	692.04

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

Profitability

This table compares PhoneX and its competitors’ 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%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for PhoneX and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	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 37.50%. Given PhoneX’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PhoneX has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

36.8% of shares of all “Internet Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 21.5% of PhoneX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.7% of shares of all “Internet Retail” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

About PhoneX

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.