Hellenic Telecom Organization (OTCMKTS:HLTOY) versus Singapore Telecommunications (OTCMKTS:SGAPY) Head-To-Head Survey

Hellenic Telecom Organization (OTCMKTS:HLTOY) and Singapore Telecommunications (OTCMKTS:SGAPY) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Dividends

Hellenic Telecom Organization pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Singapore Telecommunications pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Hellenic Telecom Organization pays out 57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Hellenic Telecom Organization and Singapore Telecommunications”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hellenic Telecom Organization	$2.10 billion	3.90	$518.11 million	$0.63	15.87
Singapore Telecommunications	$10.57 billion	6.10	$3.00 billion	N/A	N/A

Singapore Telecommunications has higher revenue and earnings than Hellenic Telecom Organization.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Hellenic Telecom Organization and Singapore Telecommunications, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hellenic Telecom Organization	0	0	1	0	3.00
Singapore Telecommunications	0	0	0	0	0.00

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Singapore Telecommunications shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Hellenic Telecom Organization and Singapore Telecommunications’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hellenic Telecom Organization	15.62%	26.32%	10.20%
Singapore Telecommunications	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Hellenic Telecom Organization has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Singapore Telecommunications has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

About Hellenic Telecom Organization

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. provides telecommunications and related services to businesses and individuals primarily in Greece and Romania. It operates through OTE, COSMOTE Group, and Telekom Romania Mobile segments. The company offers fixed-line, Internet access, ICT, and TV production services; and international carrier services. It also provides mobile and satellite telecommunication, electronic money, e-commerce, financing, consultancy and security, real estate, insurance brokerage, training, wholesale telephony, retail, marketing, overdue accounts management, wholesale broadband, and infrastructure services. Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. was incorporated in 1949 and is based in Athens, Greece. Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG.

About Singapore Telecommunications

Singapore Telecommunications Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunication services to consumers and small businesses in Singapore, Australia, China, and internationally. The company operates through Optus, Singtel Singapore, NCS, Digital InfraCo, and Corporate segments. The company provides mobile, equipment sales, fixed voice and data, satellite, ICT and managed services; mobile, fixed voice and data, pay television, content and digital services, ICT as well as equipment sales in Singapore; and provides differentiated and end-to-end technology services to clients through its Gov+, Enterprise, and Telco+ strategic business groups with its NEXT capabilities in digital, data, cloud and platforms, as well as offers applications, infrastructure, engineering and cyber. It offers regional data centre services under Nxera; satellite carrier services; and Paragon, Singtel’s all-in-one digital acceleration platform for 5G multi-access edge compute and cloud orchestration. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Singapore.