VCI Global (NASDAQ:VCIG – Get Free Report) and APi Group (NYSE:APG – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for VCI Global and APi Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| VCI Global | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| APi Group | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2.89 |
APi Group has a consensus target price of $52.57, indicating a potential upside of 25.12%. Given APi Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe APi Group is more favorable than VCI Global.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| VCI Global | $26.09 million | 0.02 | -$30.26 million | N/A | N/A |
| APi Group | $8.44 billion | 2.15 | $302.00 million | ($0.67) | -62.71 |
APi Group has higher revenue and earnings than VCI Global.
Profitability
This table compares VCI Global and APi Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| VCI Global | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| APi Group | 3.99% | 37.59% | 14.07% |
Volatility & Risk
VCI Global has a beta of 7.87, meaning that its share price is 687% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APi Group has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.2% of VCI Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of APi Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.7% of APi Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
APi Group beats VCI Global on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About VCI Global
VCI Global Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides business and technology consulting services in Malaysia. The company offers business strategy consultancy services, including listing solutions, investors relations, and boardroom strategies consultancy. It also provides technology consultancy services and solutions, such as digital development, fintech solution, and software solutions. In addition, the company engages in corporate and business advisory services in corporate finance, corporate structuring and restructuring, equity investment, and merger and acquisition; listings on recognized stock exchanges; fintech advisory; technology development; and computer software programming. Further, it is involved in provision of artificial intelligence; image processing; communication; networking and process control software services; money lending services; education and training services; real estate management consultancy services; and leasing and operational management of resort properties. The company serves its products to small-medium enterprises and government-linked agencies, as well as to publicly traded conglomerates across various industries. VCI Global Limited was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
About APi Group
APi Group Corporation provides safety and specialty services worldwide. It operates through Safety Services and Specialty Services segments. The Safety Services segment offers solutions focusing on end-to-end integrated occupancy systems, such as fire protection services; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning solutions; and entry systems, which include the design, installation, inspection, and service of these integrated systems. The Specialty Services segment provides various infrastructure and specialized industrial plant services, including maintenance and repair of underground electric, gas, water, sewer, and telecommunications infrastructure. This segment offers engineering and design, fabrication, installation, maintenance service and repair, retrofitting and upgrading services, pipeline infrastructure, access and road construction, supporting facilities, and integrity management and maintenance to the energy industry. It serves customers in the public and private sectors, including commercial, industrial, distribution and fulfillment centers, manufacturing, education, healthcare, telecom, utilities, transmission and integrity, high tech, entertainment, government, and infrastructure markets. The company was formerly known as J2 Acquisition Limited and changed its name to APi Group Corporation in October 2019. APi Group Corporation was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in New Brighton, Minnesota.
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