Contrasting Hellenic Telecom Organization (OTCMKTS:HLTOY) & OI (OTCMKTS:OIBRQ)

OI (OTCMKTS:OIBRQ) and Hellenic Telecom Organization (OTCMKTS:HLTOY) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares OI and Hellenic Telecom Organization”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OI	$1.94 billion	0.00	-$1.58 billion	($0.12)	-0.00
Hellenic Telecom Organization	$3.92 billion	2.40	$566.95 million	$0.81	14.12

Hellenic Telecom Organization has higher revenue and earnings than OI. OI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hellenic Telecom Organization, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

OI has a beta of -16.94, indicating that its stock price is 1,794% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hellenic Telecom Organization has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for OI and Hellenic Telecom Organization, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OI	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hellenic Telecom Organization	0	1	1	0	2.50

Profitability

This table compares OI and Hellenic Telecom Organization’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OI	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hellenic Telecom Organization	15.83%	29.70%	12.34%

Summary

Hellenic Telecom Organization beats OI on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About OI

Oi S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunication services in Brazil and internationally. The company offers fixed telephony services; domestic and international long-distance services; and maintenance and repair services. It also provides call center and telemarketing, Internet, network, and Wi-Fi Internet services; and financial, and payment and credit system services, as well as consulting services. In addition, it engages in the investment management activities. The company was formerly known as Brasil Telecom S.A. and changed its name to Oi S.A. in February 2012. Oi S.A. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

About Hellenic Telecom Organization

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. provides telecommunications and related services to businesses and individuals primarily in Greece and Romania. It operates through OTE, COSMOTE Group, and Telekom Romania Mobile segments. The company offers fixed-line, Internet access, ICT, and TV production services; and international carrier services. It also provides mobile and satellite telecommunication, electronic money, e-commerce, financing, consultancy and security, real estate, insurance brokerage, training, wholesale telephony, retail, marketing, overdue accounts management, wholesale broadband, and infrastructure services. Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. was incorporated in 1949 and is based in Athens, Greece. Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG.