PhoneX (PXHI) & Its Rivals Head to Head Analysis

PhoneX (OTCMKTS:PXHI) is one of 59 publicly-traded companies in the “Personal services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare PhoneX to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk.

Risk and Volatility

PhoneX has a beta of 2.25, indicating that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PhoneX’s rivals have a beta of 1.08, indicating that their average stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PhoneX	$179.41 million	$6.41 million	7.19
PhoneX Competitors	$905.30 million	$27.36 million	214.48

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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

48.7% of shares of all “Personal services” companies are held by institutional investors. 21.5% of PhoneX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.8% of shares of all “Personal services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for PhoneX and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PhoneX	0	0	0	0	N/A
PhoneX Competitors	245	1010	1808	75	2.55

As a group, “Personal services” companies have a potential upside of 89.01%. Given PhoneX’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PhoneX has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

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.