Head to Head Contrast: Singapore Telecommunications (OTCMKTS:SGAPY) and Deutsche Telekom (OTCMKTS:DTEGY)

Deutsche Telekom (OTCMKTS:DTEGY) and Singapore Telecommunications (OTCMKTS:SGAPY) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

Deutsche Telekom has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Singapore Telecommunications has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Deutsche Telekom and Singapore Telecommunications’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Deutsche Telekom	10.15%	10.54%	3.38%
Singapore Telecommunications	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Singapore Telecommunications shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Deutsche Telekom and Singapore Telecommunications”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Deutsche Telekom	$125.29 billion	1.26	$12.13 billion	$2.70	11.89
Singapore Telecommunications	$10.57 billion	5.49	$3.00 billion	N/A	N/A

Deutsche Telekom has higher revenue and earnings than Singapore Telecommunications.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Deutsche Telekom and Singapore Telecommunications, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Deutsche Telekom	0	2	1	1	2.75
Singapore Telecommunications	0	0	0	0	0.00

Dividends

Deutsche Telekom pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Singapore Telecommunications pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Deutsche Telekom pays out 69.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Deutsche Telekom beats Singapore Telecommunications on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Deutsche Telekom

Deutsche Telekom AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated telecommunication services. The company operates through Germany, United States, Europe, Systems Solutions, Group Development, and Group Headquarters and Group Services segments. It offers fixed-network services, including voice and data communication services based on fixed-network and broadband technology; and sells terminal equipment and other hardware products, as well as services to resellers. In addition, the company provides mobile voice and data services to consumers and business customers; sells mobile devices and other hardware products; and sells mobile services to resellers and to companies that purchases and markets network services to third parties, such as mobile virtual network operators. Further, it offers internet services; internet-based TV products and services; and information and communication technology systems for multinational corporations and public sector institutions with an infrastructure of data centers and network services. Additionally, the company provides wireless communications services; and cloud services, digital solutions, security, and advisory solutions. Deutsche Telekom AG has mobile customers and broadband customers, as well as fixed-network lines. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Bonn, Germany.

About Singapore Telecommunications

Singapore Telecommunications Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunication services to consumers and small businesses in Singapore, Australia, China, and internationally. The company operates through Optus, Singtel Singapore, NCS, Digital InfraCo, and Corporate segments. The company provides mobile, equipment sales, fixed voice and data, satellite, ICT and managed services; mobile, fixed voice and data, pay television, content and digital services, ICT as well as equipment sales in Singapore; and provides differentiated and end-to-end technology services to clients through its Gov+, Enterprise, and Telco+ strategic business groups with its NEXT capabilities in digital, data, cloud and platforms, as well as offers applications, infrastructure, engineering and cyber. It offers regional data centre services under Nxera; satellite carrier services; and Paragon, Singtel’s all-in-one digital acceleration platform for 5G multi-access edge compute and cloud orchestration. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Singapore.