Critical Contrast: Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) & Airborne Wireless Network (OTCMKTS:ABWN)

Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Airborne Wireless Network (OTCMKTS:ABWN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Verizon Communications and Airborne Wireless Network”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Verizon Communications	$134.79 billion	1.36	$17.51 billion	$4.29	10.15
Airborne Wireless Network	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Verizon Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Airborne Wireless Network.

Profitability

This table compares Verizon Communications and Airborne Wireless Network’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Verizon Communications	13.28%	19.61%	5.19%
Airborne Wireless Network	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Verizon Communications and Airborne Wireless Network, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Verizon Communications	0	11	7	3	2.62
Airborne Wireless Network	0	0	0	0	0.00

Verizon Communications currently has a consensus price target of $47.65, indicating a potential upside of 9.41%. Given Verizon Communications’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Verizon Communications is more favorable than Airborne Wireless Network.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

62.1% of Verizon Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Verizon Communications shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Verizon Communications beats Airborne Wireless Network on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Verizon Communications

Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. It operates in two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business). The Consumer segment provides wireless services across the wireless networks in the United States under the Verizon and TracFone brands and through wholesale and other arrangements; and fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband through its wireless networks, as well as related equipment and devices, such as smartphones, tablets, smart watches, and other wireless-enabled connected devices. The segment also offers wireline services in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, as well as Washington D.C. through its fiber-optic network, Verizon Fios product portfolio, and a copper-based network. The Business segment provides wireless and wireline communications services and products, including FWA broadband, data, video and conferencing, corporate networking, security and managed network, local and long-distance voice, and network access services to deliver various IoT services and products to businesses, government customers, and wireless and wireline carriers in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Bell Atlantic Corporation and changed its name to Verizon Communications Inc. in June 2000. Verizon Communications Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Airborne Wireless Network

Airborne Wireless Network, a development stage company, focuses on developing, marketing, and licensing a fully-meshed high-speed broadband airborne wireless network by linking aircraft in flight. It focuses on developing Infinitus, a high-speed broadband airborne wireless network that would enable participating aircraft to act as an airborne repeater or router, sending and receiving broadband signals from one aircraft to another. It intends to sell broadband wireless bandwidth to the telecommunications companies and Internet service providers. The company was formerly known as Ample-Tee, Inc. and changed its name to Airborne Wireless Network in May 2016. Airborne Wireless Network was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Simi Valley, California.