Analyzing Metro One Telecommunications (OTCMKTS:WOWI) and Globalstar (NYSEARCA:GSAT)

Metro One Telecommunications (OTCMKTS:WOWI) and Globalstar (NYSEARCA:GSAT) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

Metro One Telecommunications has a beta of 3.91, meaning that its share price is 291% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globalstar has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Metro One Telecommunications and Globalstar, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Metro One Telecommunications	0	0	0	0	0.00
Globalstar	0	0	1	0	3.00

Globalstar has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 152.53%. Given Globalstar’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Globalstar is more favorable than Metro One Telecommunications.

Profitability

This table compares Metro One Telecommunications and Globalstar’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Metro One Telecommunications	N/A	N/A	N/A
Globalstar	-14.91%	-9.49%	-3.90%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

18.9% of Globalstar shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.0% of Metro One Telecommunications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.0% of Globalstar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Metro One Telecommunications and Globalstar”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Metro One Telecommunications	$80,000.00	0.00	-$3.93 million	N/A	N/A
Globalstar	$223.81 million	16.81	-$24.72 million	($0.03)	-66.00

Metro One Telecommunications has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Globalstar.

Summary

Globalstar beats Metro One Telecommunications on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Metro One Telecommunications

Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. provides mobile commerce platform that enables retailers to launch their own branded mobile application in the United States. Its Mobile Commerce Merchant Platform allows small and medium-sized business retailers and enterprises to launch a branded and functional mobile app; Mobile Commerce Enterprise Platform that enables enterprise retailers, who own and operates brick and mortar store, as well as e-commerce platforms to engage with their customer online and in-store through the customer's mobile application; and Instore engagement Suite solutions. The company was formerly known as Metro One Direct Information Services Inc. and changed its name to Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. in December 1995. Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Sheridan, Wyoming.

About Globalstar

Globalstar, Inc. provides mobile satellite services in the United States, Canada, Europe, Central and South America, and internationally. The company offers duplex two-way voice and data products, including mobile voice and data satellite communications services and equipment for remote business continuity, recreational usage, safety, emergency preparedness and response, and other applications. It also provides one-way or two-way communications and data transmissions using mobile devices, including the SPOT family of products, such as SPOT X, SPOT Gen4, and SPOT Trace that transmit messages and the location of the device; commercial Internet of Things transmission products to track cargo containers and rail cars, as well as to monitor utility meters, and oil and gas assets; small satellite transmitter modules comprising the STX-3, ST-150 and ST100, and chips that enable an integrator’s products to access its network; engineering and other communication services using MSS and terrestrial spectrum licenses; undertakes installation of gateways and antennas; and hardware and software products design and development services. The company distributes its products through retailers and sales force, as well as www.findmespot.com e-commerce website. Globalstar, Inc. serves recreation and personal, government, public safety and disaster relief, oil and gas, animal tracking, maritime and fishing, construction, utilities, and transportation, as well as natural resources, mining, leisure, emergency services, agriculture, and forestry markets. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Covington, Louisiana.