Head-To-Head Review: Orange (OTCMKTS:ORANY) versus Cellcom Israel (OTCMKTS:CELJF)

Orange (OTCMKTS:ORANY) and Cellcom Israel (OTCMKTS:CELJF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

12.2% of Orange shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Orange has a beta of 0.05, meaning that its stock price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cellcom Israel has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Orange and Cellcom Israel, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orange	0	5	2	1	2.50
Cellcom Israel	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares Orange and Cellcom Israel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orange	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cellcom Israel	5.98%	10.12%	4.09%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Orange and Cellcom Israel”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orange	$45.69 billion	1.15	$608.69 million	N/A	N/A
Cellcom Israel	$1.20 billion	1.37	$46.74 million	$0.42	24.05

Orange has higher revenue and earnings than Cellcom Israel.

Summary

Orange beats Cellcom Israel on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Orange

Orange S.A. provides various fixed telephony and mobile telecommunications, data transmission, and other value-added services to customers, businesses, and other telecommunications operators in France and internationally. It operates through France; Spain and Other European Countries; The Africa and Middle East; Enterprise; International Carriers & Shared Services; and Mobile Financial Services segments. The company offers mobile services, such as voice, SMS, and data; fixed broadband and narrowband services, as well as fixed network business solutions, including voice and data; and convergence packages. It also sells mobile handsets, mobile terminals, broadband equipment, connected devices, and accessories. In addition, the company provides IT and integration services comprising unified communication and collaboration services, such as LAN and telephony, consultancy, integration, and project management; hosting and infrastructure services, including cloud computing; customer relations management and other applications services; security services; and video conferencing, as well as sells related equipment. Further, it offers national and international roaming services; online advertising services; and mobile virtual network operators, network sharing, and mobile financial services, as well as sells equipment to external distributors and brokers. Orange S.A. markets its products and services under the Orange brand. The company was formerly known as France Telecom and changed its name to Orange S.A. in July 2013. Orange S.A. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.

About Cellcom Israel

Cellcom Israel Ltd. provides cellular communications services in Israel. It operates in two segments, Cellular and Fixed-line. The Cellular segment offers cellular communications, and cellular equipment and related services. The Fixed-line segment provides infrastructure and internet access, internet-based television, international telephony, landline telephony services, and transmission services for business customers and for telecommunication operators; and conferencing, cloud computing, and server hosting services, as well as IOT solutions. This segment also sells equipment, such as computers and communication equipment, including servers, routers, and switches, and others; and software and integration of information security products. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Netanya, Israel.