Reviewing PhoneX (PXHI) & Its Peers

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

48.7% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations 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	1011	1809	75	2.55

As a group, “Personal services” companies have a potential upside of 91.27%. Given PhoneX’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PhoneX has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

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%

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	7.19
PhoneX Competitors	$904.85 million	$27.36 million	223.98

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.

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 1.08, suggesting that their average share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

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.