SES (OTCMKTS:SGBAF – Get Free Report) is one of 203 publicly-traded companies in the “Diversified Telecommunication Services” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare SES to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.
Volatility and Risk
SES has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SES’s competitors have a beta of -4.78, suggesting that their average stock price is 578% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for SES and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SES | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 |
| SES Competitors | 1675 | 5122 | 7353 | 367 | 2.44 |
Profitability
This table compares SES and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SES | -8.96% | -9.43% | -1.93% |
| SES Competitors | -12.22% | -228.93% | -3.14% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares SES and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SES | $2.97 billion | -$107.48 million | -6.97 |
| SES Competitors | $107.21 billion | $974.92 million | -188.04 |
SES’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than SES. SES is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
32.7% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 18.7% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
SES competitors beat SES on 8 of the 13 factors compared.
About SES
SES S.A. provides satellite-based data transmission capacity and ancillary services worldwide. The company offers content connectivity solutions, including network spanning satellite and ground infrastructure to create, deliver, and manage video and data solutions. It also provides data connectivity services through its fleet of geostationary earth orbit and medium earth orbit satellites to the aviation, cloud, cruise, energy, government, maritime, and telco and mobile network operator industries. In addition, the company offers video services, which includes end-to-end managed services to audience; and provides multi-screen and multi-device viewing experiences on linear channels, video-on-demand, streaming platforms, and social media sites for broadcasters, platform operators, and sports organizations. Further, it provides linear video aggregation and distribution, such as direct-to-home, direct-to-cable, and internet protocol TV households; channel management solutions comprising playout; and live feeds and redundancy features. The company was formerly known as SES Global SA and changed its name to SES S.A. in December 2006. SES S.A. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Betzdorf, Luxembourg.
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