ZTE (OTCMKTS:ZTCOF – Get Free Report) and Airgain (NASDAQ:AIRG – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for ZTE and Airgain, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ZTE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Airgain | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.60 |
Airgain has a consensus price target of $7.70, suggesting a potential upside of 39.24%. Given Airgain’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Airgain is more favorable than ZTE.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ZTE | N/A | N/A | N/A | $0.76 | 3.79 |
| Airgain | $51.78 million | 1.40 | -$6.43 million | ($0.55) | -10.05 |
ZTE has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Airgain. Airgain is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ZTE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares ZTE and Airgain’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ZTE | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Airgain | -13.65% | -13.72% | -8.74% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
5.3% of ZTE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.8% of Airgain shares are held by institutional investors. 17.5% of Airgain shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Airgain beats ZTE on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ZTE
ZTE Corporation engages in the provision of integrated communication information solutions in the People's Republic of China, rest of Asia, Africa, Europe, the United States, and Oceania. It operates through three segments: Carriers' Networks, Government and Corporate Business, and Consumer Business. The Carriers' Network segment provides wireless access, wireline access, bearer networks, core networks, server and storage, and other innovative technologies and product solutions. The Consumer Business segment is involved in the development, production and sale of home information terminal, smart phones, mobile internet terminals, and innovative fusion terminals, as well as provision of related software application and value-added services. The Government and Corporate Business segment focuses on providing informatization solutions for the government and corporations through the application of products, such as communications networks, Internet of Things, big data, and cloud computing. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, the People's Republic of China.
About Airgain
Airgain, Inc. provides wireless connectivity solutions that creates and delivers embedded components, external antennas, and integrated systems worldwide. The company's products include MaxBeam embedded antennas; profile embedded antennas; profile contour embedded antennas; profile ceramic embedded antenna; ultra embedded antennas; and SmartMax embedded antennas. It offers embedded and NimbeLink embedded moderms; custom cellular solutions; cellular IoT development; cellular IoT development kits; and IoT data plans. In addition, the company provides 5G connectivity, smart repeaters, and fixed wireless access; asset tracking solutions, devices, and partners; and external antennas, fleet antennas, IoT antennas, network antennas, vehicle networking, partner solutions, and accessories. It offers its products under the Antenna Plus brand. It serves industrial, consumer, automotive fleet, enterprise, energy, medical, transportation, agriculture, services, and public safety markets. The company was formerly known as AM Group and changed its name to Airgain, Inc. in 2004. Airgain, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Receive News & Ratings for ZTE Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for ZTE and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
