Financial Analysis: Metro One Telecommunications (OTCMKTS:WOWI) vs. NTT (OTCMKTS:NTTYY)

NTT (OTCMKTS:NTTYY) and Metro One Telecommunications (OTCMKTS:WOWI) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.1% of NTT shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.0% of Metro One Telecommunications shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

NTT has a beta of 0.2, suggesting that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metro One Telecommunications has a beta of 7.17, suggesting that its share price is 617% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares NTT and Metro One Telecommunications”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NTT	$90.00 billion	1.03	$6.60 billion	$1.98	13.80
Metro One Telecommunications	$80,000.00	0.00	-$3.93 million	N/A	N/A

NTT has higher revenue and earnings than Metro One Telecommunications.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for NTT and Metro One Telecommunications, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NTT	0	1	0	0	2.00
Metro One Telecommunications	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Metro One Telecommunications’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Metro One Telecommunications is more favorable than NTT.

Profitability

This table compares NTT and Metro One Telecommunications’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NTT	7.20%	9.02%	3.27%
Metro One Telecommunications	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

NTT beats Metro One Telecommunications on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NTT

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation operates as a telecommunications company in Japan and internationally. It operates through Integrated ICT Business, Regional Communications Business, Global Solutions Business, and Others segments. The Integrated ICT Business segment offers mobile phone, domestic inter-prefectural communications, international communications, solutions, and system development and related services. The Regional Communications Business segment provides intra-prefectural communications and related ancillary services. The Global Solutions Business segment offers consulting, system and software development, network system, cloud, global data center, and related services. The Others segment engages in the real estate, energy, and other businesses. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Metro One Telecommunications

Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. provides mobile commerce platform that enables retailers to launch their own branded mobile application in the United States. Its Mobile Commerce Merchant Platform allows small and medium-sized business retailers and enterprises to launch a branded and functional mobile app; Mobile Commerce Enterprise Platform that enables enterprise retailers, who own and operates brick and mortar store, as well as e-commerce platforms to engage with their customer online and in-store through the customer's mobile application; and Instore engagement Suite solutions. The company was formerly known as Metro One Direct Information Services Inc. and changed its name to Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. in December 1995. Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Sheridan, Wyoming.