Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication (BZQIY) versus Its Peers Critical Survey

Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication (OTCMKTS:BZQIY) is one of 144 publicly-traded companies in the “Telecom Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication	0	0	0	0	N/A
Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Competitors	707	2150	3971	109	2.50

As a group, “Telecom Services” companies have a potential upside of 64.47%. Given Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Competitors	-6.68%	-17.44%	1.08%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.2% of Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.2% of shares of all “Telecom Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 32.4% of shares of all “Telecom Services” companies are held 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication	N/A	N/A	1.67
Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Competitors	$7.90 billion	$752.56 million	-167.86

Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication. Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 37.6%. Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication pays out 62.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Telecom Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 15.0% and pay out 41.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication rivals beat Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

About Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication

Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd provides communications services to business and private customers in Israel. It operates through Domestic fixed-line communications, Cellular Communication, Internet, International Communication, and ICT Solutions, and Multi-Channel Television segments. The company offers telephony services, including basic telephony services on the household telephone line, as well as associated services, such as voice mail and caller ID; national numbering services; and transmission and data-communication services. In addition, it provides virtual server services; Bcyber services; smart business services; private virtual PBX services; and B144 service, an advertising platform for digital advertising and marketing to small businesses, BCam, Wi-Fi, SMS, and remote backup. Further, the company offers infrastructure services, company's network connection, billing services, and space leasing; and operates and maintains radio transmitters for broadcasting of radio and television contents. Additionally, it provides basic telephone, browsing and data communications, messaging, push to talk, Internet of Things, and servicing and repair services, as well as sells terminal equipment. Furthermore, the company provides cellular communication services; multi-channel digital satellite television, over the Internet, and value added services. The company was founded in 1980 and is based in Holon, Israel.