Head to Head Survey: Telenor ASA (OTCMKTS:TELNY) vs. SES (OTCMKTS:SGBAF)

SES (OTCMKTS:SGBAF) and Telenor ASA (OTCMKTS:TELNY) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares SES and Telenor ASA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SES	-6.62%	-6.35%	-1.30%
Telenor ASA	26.85%	16.94%	5.86%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares SES and Telenor ASA”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SES	$2.97 billion	0.87	-$107.48 million	($0.69)	-6.70
Telenor ASA	$7.38 billion	2.65	$678.08 million	$1.52	9.39

Telenor ASA has higher revenue and earnings than SES. SES is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Telenor ASA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

SES has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telenor ASA has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for SES and Telenor ASA, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SES	1	2	1	0	2.00
Telenor ASA	2	2	0	4	2.75

Summary

Telenor ASA beats SES on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Telenor ASA

Telenor ASA, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a telecommunication company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Nordics, Asia, Infrastructure, and Amp. The company offers mobile subscriptions and handsets, telephony, broadband, data security, communications services, and TV services to residential and business customers, as well as wholesale services. It also builds, develops, maintains, and leases passive telecom infrastructure, such as towers, masts, and buildings. The company also provides machine-to-machine, internet-of-things, and inbound and national roaming services. Telenor ASA was founded in 1855 and is headquartered in Fornebu, Norway.