Sify Technologies (NASDAQ:SIFY) and Viewtran Group (OTCMKTS:VIEWF) Critical Review

Sify Technologies (NASDAQ:SIFY) and Viewtran Group (OTCMKTS:VIEWF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sify Technologies and Viewtran Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sify Technologies	$41.45 billion	0.02	-$9.17 million	N/A	N/A
Viewtran Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Viewtran Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sify Technologies.

Volatility & Risk

Sify Technologies has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viewtran Group has a beta of -2.97, indicating that its stock price is 397% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.6% of Sify Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 77.0% of Sify Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.2% of Viewtran Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Sify Technologies and Viewtran Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sify Technologies	-3.61%	-22.23%	-5.38%
Viewtran Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Sify Technologies and Viewtran Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sify Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00
Viewtran Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Viewtran Group’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Viewtran Group is more favorable than Sify Technologies.

Summary

Sify Technologies beats Viewtran Group on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sify Technologies

Sify Technologies Limited offers ICT solutions and services in India and internationally. It operates through Network Centric Services, Data Center Services, and Digital Services segments. The company offers internet, internet protocol, multi-protocol label switching, virtual private network, SDWAN, managed Wi-Fi, internet of things, wholesale and retail voice, dedicated internet access, and proactive monitoring and management of the network and devices. It provides co-location services; and managed hosting services, such as storage, back-up management, performance monitoring, infrastructure monitoring and management, network availability, server load balancing, managed shared firewall, web server log reporting, and remote and smart hands services. In addition, it offers managed network services; EDGE services; cloud and managed services, including infrastructure as a service, platform as a service, virtual private data center, computing services, IT platform, backup and recovery solution, and content delivery network; remote and onsite infrastructure managed services; and managed security services. Further, the company provides technology integration services; application integration services, which includes talent management, supply chain management, web portal solutions content services, portal development and maintenance, eLearning, digital signature, SAP, Microsoft, Oracle services. The company was formerly known as Sify Limited and changed its name to Sify Technologies Limited in October 2007. Sify Technologies Limited was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Chennai, India. Sify Technologies Limited is a subsidiary of Ramanand Core Investment Company Private Limited.

About Viewtran Group

Viewtran Group, Inc. provides supply chain financial services and enterprise solutions for the technology industry in China. It offers software development and technical deployment services; and hardware, software, and technical services. The company was formerly known as Cogo Group, Inc. and changed its name to Viewtran Group, Inc. in November 2013. Viewtran Group, Inc. is based in Shenzhen, China.