PCCW (OTCMKTS:PCWLF) vs. BuzzFeed (NASDAQ:BZFD) Head-To-Head Contrast

BuzzFeed (NASDAQ:BZFD) and PCCW (OTCMKTS:PCWLF) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

BuzzFeed has a beta of 3.78, indicating that its stock price is 278% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PCCW has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares BuzzFeed and PCCW’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BuzzFeed	-35.83%	-113.86%	-34.00%
PCCW	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

37.6% of BuzzFeed shares are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of BuzzFeed shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of PCCW shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for BuzzFeed and PCCW, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BuzzFeed	1	1	0	0	1.50
PCCW	0	0	0	0	0.00

BuzzFeed currently has a consensus target price of $1.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.91%. Given BuzzFeed’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe BuzzFeed is more favorable than PCCW.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares BuzzFeed and PCCW”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BuzzFeed	$170.71 million	0.24	-$57.72 million	($1.54)	-0.72
PCCW	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

PCCW has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BuzzFeed.

Summary

BuzzFeed beats PCCW on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BuzzFeed

BuzzFeed, Inc., a digital media company, distributes content across owned and operated, as well as third-party platforms. The company offers BuzzFeed, a go-to authority for entertainment, pop culture, and Internet with articles, lists, quizzes, videos, and original series; BuzzFeed News, a pocket friendly newsroom; Tasty, a platform for food content; HuffPost, media platform for news, politics, opinion, entertainment, features, and lifestyle content. It also provides display, programmatic, and video advertising on its owned and operated sites and applications. BuzzFeed, Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.

About PCCW

PCCW Limited provides telecommunications and related services in Hong Kong, Mainland and other parts of China, Singapore, and internationally. The company’s services include local telephony, local data and broadband, mobile, enterprise solutions, international telecommunications, and satellite-based and network-based telecommunications services; outsourcing, consulting, and contact center services; and technical consulting and engineering services. It also provides free television, pay television program, and interactive multimedia services; sells advertising in various telephone directories and on the Internet; publishes directories; sells mobile handsets and accessories; distributes media content; and mobile video on demand and advertising services through OTT platform. In addition, the company offers broadcasting and related services, management and engineering support services, customer relationship management and customer contact management solutions, and media content services; and over-the-top video services under the Viu brand, as well as sells customer premises equipment and related solutions. Further, it engages in the sale, distribution, and marketing of telecommunication products and services; provision of data services; software development, systems integration, consulting, and informatization activities; the provision of computer and IP/IT related value-added services to business customers; operates customer loyalty program and online merchandise sales; and content production, talent management, and entertainment business. Additionally, the company offers e-commerce, travel, insurance, big data analytics, fintech, and health-tech services. PCCW Limited was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.