KORE Group (NYSE:KORE – Get Free Report) and KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIY – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
57.5% of KORE Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of KDDI shares are held by institutional investors. 33.5% of KORE Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
KORE Group has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KDDI has a beta of 0.05, suggesting that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| KORE Group | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| KDDI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.50 |
KORE Group currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential downside of 45.95%. Given KORE Group’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe KORE Group is more favorable than KDDI.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares KORE Group and KDDI”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| KORE Group | $279.62 million | 0.58 | -$62.98 million | ($3.86) | -2.40 |
| KDDI | $40.34 billion | 1.79 | $4.67 billion | $1.26 | 14.32 |
KDDI has higher revenue and earnings than KORE Group. KORE Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KDDI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares KORE Group and KDDI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| KORE Group | -27.37% | N/A | -18.41% |
| KDDI | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
KDDI beats KORE Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About KORE Group
KORE Group Holdings, Inc. provides Internet of Things (IoT) services and solutions worldwide. It offers connectivity and location-based services, device solutions, and managed and professional services that are used in the development and support of IoT technology for the business market. The company’s products include IoT connectivity-as-a-service; connectivity enablement-as-a-service; device management services; and security location based services. It serves customers in healthcare, fleet and vehicle management, asset management, communication services, and industrial/manufacturing sectors. KORE Group Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
About KDDI
KDDI Corporation provides telecommunications services in Japan and internationally. It operates in two segments, Personal Services and Business Services. The Personal Services segment offers telecommunication services and other services such as finance, energy, and LX through its multi-brands au, UQ mobile, and povo. The Business Services segment offers smartphones and other devices, network and cloud services, and data center services to corporate customers under the TELEHOUSE brand. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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