Head to Head Review: PhoneX (PXHI) vs. Its Peers

PhoneX (OTCMKTS:PXHI) is one of 62 publicly-traded companies in the “Personal services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare PhoneX to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

49.8% of shares of all “Personal services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 21.5% of PhoneX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.8% of shares of all “Personal services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

PhoneX has a beta of 2.26, meaning that its share price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PhoneX’s peers have a beta of 1.06, meaning that their average share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for PhoneX and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PhoneX	0	0	0	0	N/A
PhoneX Competitors	245	1012	1823	76	2.55

As a group, “Personal services” companies have a potential upside of 89.00%. Given PhoneX’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PhoneX has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares PhoneX and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PhoneX	$179.41 million	$6.41 million	7.19
PhoneX Competitors	$882.84 million	$27.38 million	200.40

PhoneX’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than PhoneX. PhoneX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares PhoneX and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PhoneX	3.46%	N/A	N/A
PhoneX Competitors	-360.85%	-90.10%	-1.45%

Summary

PhoneX peers beat PhoneX on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

PhoneX Company Profile

PhoneX Holdings, Inc. operates as a market maker of used smartphones. The company acquires products from individual consumers through its uSell.com Website, as well as from various carriers, big box retailers, and manufacturers through its subsidiary, We Sell Cellular. It sells its devices to professional buyers, such as brick and mortar retailers, online retailers, large and small wholesalers, small repair shops, large refurbishing providers, and insurance companies, as well as directly to consumers through third party e-commerce platforms. The company was formerly known as usell.com, Inc. and changed its name to PhoneX Holdings, Inc. in May 2019. PhoneX Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, New York.