Comparing PhoneX (PXHI) & The Competition

PhoneX (OTCMKTS:PXHI) is one of 60 public companies in the “Personal services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare PhoneX to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for PhoneX and its rivals, 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	245	1007	1802	75	2.55

As a group, “Personal services” companies have a potential upside of 61.07%. Given PhoneX’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PhoneX has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

48.7% of shares of all “Personal services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 21.5% of PhoneX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.6% of shares of all “Personal services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares PhoneX and its rivals’ 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	-372.08%	-32.42%	-0.60%

Volatility and Risk

PhoneX has a beta of 2.25, suggesting that its share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PhoneX’s rivals have a beta of 1.06, suggesting that their average share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PhoneX and its rivals top-line 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	$720.65 million	$27.36 million	176.50

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

Summary

PhoneX rivals beat PhoneX on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

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.