Spectrum Global Solutions (SGSI) and Its Peers Critical Review

Institutional and Insider Ownership

32.7% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 32.4% of Spectrum Global Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.7% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Spectrum Global Solutions has a beta of -0.86, meaning that its stock price is 186% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spectrum Global Solutions’ peers have a beta of -4.73, meaning that their average stock price is 573% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Spectrum Global Solutions and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spectrum Global Solutions	$18.68 million	-$17.71 million	-0.32
Spectrum Global Solutions Competitors	$12.26 billion	$964.58 million	-175.74

Spectrum Global Solutions’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Spectrum Global Solutions. Spectrum Global Solutions is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Spectrum Global Solutions and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spectrum Global Solutions	-114.79%	N/A	-126.31%
Spectrum Global Solutions Competitors	-28.97%	-113.29%	-1.83%

Summary

Spectrum Global Solutions peers beat Spectrum Global Solutions on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

Spectrum Global Solutions Company Profile

Spectrum Global Solutions Inc. provides professional services and infrastructure solutions to the telecommunications and technology industry, utility entities, and enterprises sectors in the United State, Puerto Rico, and Canada. It offers Wi-Fi, Wi-Max, wide-area, fiber, distributed antenna system, small cell distributed, public safety, and enterprise networks for incumbent local exchange carriers, telecommunications original equipment manufacturers, cable broadband multiple system operators, tower and network aggregators, utility entities, government, and enterprise customers. The company also provides outsourced engineering and installation services, staffing solutions, and other services, which include consulting to the telecommunications industry, service providers, and enterprise customers. Spectrum Global Solutions Inc. is based in Boca Raton, Florida.