Hong Kong Television Network (OTCMKTS:HKTVY – Get Free Report) and News (NASDAQ:NWSA – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Hong Kong Television Network and News”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hong Kong Television Network | $492.05 million | 0.32 | -$8.55 million | N/A | N/A |
| News | $10.09 billion | 1.56 | $266.00 million | $0.86 | 32.28 |
Profitability
This table compares Hong Kong Television Network and News’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hong Kong Television Network | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| News | 5.18% | 5.64% | 3.09% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
67.0% of News shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.6% of News shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
Hong Kong Television Network has a beta of -0.06, indicating that its stock price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, News has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Hong Kong Television Network and News, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hong Kong Television Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| News | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.14 |
News has a consensus price target of $39.20, indicating a potential upside of 41.21%. Given News’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe News is more favorable than Hong Kong Television Network.
Summary
News beats Hong Kong Television Network on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Hong Kong Television Network
Hong Kong Technology Venture Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ecommerce and technology businesses in Hong Kong. The company is involved in the online shopping mall operation, multimedia production, and other related services; and research and development, and provision of technology solutions as a service, such as digital retailing and retail store automation. It also invests in properties; and offers software design, multimedia production and distribution, logistic and delivery, automated retail store, retail technology solution, and warehouse management and fulfilment services. The company was formerly known as Hong Kong Television Network Limited and changed its name to Hong Kong Technology Venture Company Limited in July 2021. Hong Kong Technology Venture Company Limited was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered In Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong.
About News
News Corporation, a media and information services company, creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services for consumers and businesses worldwide. It operates through six segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. The company distributes content and data products, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Investor’s Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones Energy through various media channels, such as newspapers, newswires, websites, mobile apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts. It also owns and operates Monday to Friday, Saturday and Sunday, weekly, and bi-weekly newspapers comprising The Australian, The Weekend Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, Herald Sun, Sunday Herald Sun, The Courier Mail, The Sunday Mail, The Advertiser, Sunday Mail, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday, The Times, The Sunday Times, and New York Post, as well as digital mastheads and other websites. In addition, the company publishes general fiction, nonfiction, children’s, and religious books; provides sports, entertainment, and news services to pay-TV and streaming subscribers, and other commercial licensees through satellite and internet distribution; and broadcasts rights to live sporting events. Further, it offers property and property-related advertising and services on its websites and mobile applications; digital real estate services; and financial services. News Corporation was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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