Analyzing Millicom International Cellular (NASDAQ:TIGO) & Nixxy (NASDAQ:NIXX)

Millicom International Cellular (NASDAQ:TIGO) and Nixxy (NASDAQ:NIXX) are both communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

13.1% of Nixxy shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Nixxy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Millicom International Cellular has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nixxy has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Millicom International Cellular and Nixxy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Millicom International Cellular	9.19%	18.39%	3.12%
Nixxy	-6.19%	-74.47%	-45.89%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Millicom International Cellular and Nixxy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Millicom International Cellular	$5.82 billion	2.32	$1.32 billion	$3.96	20.15
Nixxy	$97.91 million	0.08	-$14.98 million	($0.13)	-2.00

Millicom International Cellular has higher revenue and earnings than Nixxy. Nixxy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Millicom International Cellular, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Millicom International Cellular and Nixxy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Millicom International Cellular	1	2	3	1	2.57
Nixxy	1	0	0	0	1.00

Millicom International Cellular currently has a consensus price target of $85.68, indicating a potential upside of 7.40%. Given Millicom International Cellular’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Millicom International Cellular is more favorable than Nixxy.

Summary

Millicom International Cellular beats Nixxy on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Millicom International Cellular

Millicom International Cellular S.A. provides cable and mobile services in Latin America. It offers mobile services, including mobile data and voice, and short message services; and mobile financial services, such as payments, money transfers, international remittances, savings, real-time loans, and micro-insurance. The company also operates TIGO Sports for local entertainment; Tigo Money that allows its customers to send and receive money without the need for a bank account; and TIGO ONEtv for pay TV. In addition, it provides fixed services, including broadband and fixed voice; and fixed-voice and data telecommunications services, managed services, cloud and security solutions, and value-added services; and tower infrastructure and services. The company serves small, medium, and large businesses, as well as residential consumers and governmental entities. It markets its products and services under the Tigo and Tigo Business brands. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

About Nixxy

Nixxy Inc. operates an on-demand recruiting platform which aims to deliver the right talent to both small and large businesses. It provides employers access to independent recruiters and utilizes an innovative web platform, with integrated AI-driven candidate to job matching and video screening software to source qualified talent. Nixxy Inc., formerly known as Recruiter.com Group Inc., is based in Bristol, CT.