Contrasting TELUS (NYSE:TU) & Viper Networks (OTCMKTS:VPER)

Viper Networks (OTCMKTS:VPER) and TELUS (NYSE:TU) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

49.4% of TELUS shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of TELUS shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Viper Networks has a beta of -1.34, indicating that its share price is 234% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TELUS has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Viper Networks and TELUS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viper Networks	-8.49%	N/A	N/A
TELUS	5.78%	9.11%	2.67%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Viper Networks and TELUS”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viper Networks	$940,000.00	3.61	-$320,000.00	N/A	N/A
TELUS	$14.88 billion	1.66	$724.69 million	$0.57	28.46

TELUS has higher revenue and earnings than Viper Networks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Viper Networks and TELUS, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viper Networks	0	0	0	0	0.00
TELUS	0	7	1	0	2.13

TELUS has a consensus price target of $21.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.55%. Given TELUS’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TELUS is more favorable than Viper Networks.

Summary

TELUS beats Viper Networks on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Viper Networks

Viper Networks, Inc. manufactures and distributes LED lighting products. The company provides CyberGrab; Vnet, a communication application; Viper unified communications platform for carriers and providers; VRoom; parking lot lightings system; and solar power and telecom systems, as well as intelligent lighting solutions with camera, sensor, and wireless technologies. Its products are used in street, roadway, security, parking lot, and billboard lighting. Viper Networks, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Troy, Michigan.

About TELUS

TELUS Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides a range of telecommunications and information technology products and services in Canada. It operates through Technology Solutions and Digitally-Led Customer Experiences segments. The Technology Solutions segment offers a range of telecommunications products and services; network services; healthcare services; mobile technologies equipment; data services, such as internet protocol; television; hosting, managed information technology, and cloud-based services; software, data management, and data analytics-driven smart food-chain and consumer goods technologies; home and business security; healthcare software and technology solutions; and voice and other telecommunications services, as well as mobile and fixed voice and data telecommunications services and products. The Digitally-Led Customer Experiences segment provides digital customer experience and digital-enablement transformation solutions, including artificial intelligence and content management solutions. The company was formerly known as TELUS Communications Inc. and changed its name to TELUS Corporation in February 2005. TELUS Corporation was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.