Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Tower One Wireless (OTCMKTS:TOWTF) Critical Analysis

Tower One Wireless (OTCMKTS:TOWTF) and Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

61.1% of Verizon Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 32.0% of Tower One Wireless shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Verizon Communications shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Tower One Wireless and Verizon Communications’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tower One Wireless	$8.53 million	0.00	-$3.34 million	N/A	N/A
Verizon Communications	$133.97 billion	1.27	$11.61 billion	$2.76	14.62

Verizon Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Tower One Wireless.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Tower One Wireless and Verizon Communications, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tower One Wireless	0	0	0	0	N/A
Verizon Communications	0	6	8	0	2.57

Verizon Communications has a consensus price target of $43.86, indicating a potential upside of 8.66%.

Profitability

This table compares Tower One Wireless and Verizon Communications’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tower One Wireless	N/A	N/A	N/A
Verizon Communications	8.67%	20.71%	5.22%

Summary

Verizon Communications beats Tower One Wireless on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tower One Wireless

Tower One Wireless Corp. owns, develops, and operates build-to-suit multitenant communications towers in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, the United States, and internationally. It primarily engages in the leasing of space on communications sites to mobile network operators. The company also provides tower-related services, including site acquisition, zoning and permitting, structural analysis, and construction. Tower One Wireless Corp. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia.

About Verizon Communications

Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. It operates in two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business). The Consumer segment provides wireless services across the wireless networks in the United States under the Verizon and TracFone brands and through wholesale and other arrangements; and fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband through its wireless networks, as well as related equipment and devices, such as smartphones, tablets, smart watches, and other wireless-enabled connected devices. The segment also offers wireline services in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, as well as Washington D.C. through its fiber-optic network, Verizon Fios product portfolio, and a copper-based network. The Business segment provides wireless and wireline communications services and products, including FWA broadband, data, video and conferencing, corporate networking, security and managed network, local and long-distance voice, and network access services to deliver various IoT services and products to businesses, government customers, and wireless and wireline carriers in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Bell Atlantic Corporation and changed its name to Verizon Communications Inc. in June 2000. Verizon Communications Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, New York.