Reviewing PhoneX (PXHI) & Its Peers

Volatility & Risk

PhoneX has a beta of 2.26, meaning that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PhoneX’s rivals have a beta of 1.06, meaning that their average stock price is 6% 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	-155.66%	-79.47%	-0.78%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares PhoneX and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PhoneX	$179.41 million	$6.41 million	6.63
PhoneX Competitors	$669.92 million	$27.38 million	209.17

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 & Insider Ownership

49.8% of shares of all “Personal services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 21.5% of PhoneX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.8% of shares of all “Personal services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

PhoneX rivals beat PhoneX on 5 of the 9 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.