Head-To-Head Comparison: ZW Data Action Technologies (NASDAQ:CNET) & China Networks International (OTCMKTS:CNWHF)

ZW Data Action Technologies (NASDAQ:CNET) and China Networks International (OTCMKTS:CNWHF) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for ZW Data Action Technologies and China Networks International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZW Data Action Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00
China Networks International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given China Networks International’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe China Networks International is more favorable than ZW Data Action Technologies.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of ZW Data Action Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.2% of ZW Data Action Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of China Networks International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares ZW Data Action Technologies and China Networks International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZW Data Action Technologies	-33.25%	-59.11%	-21.51%
China Networks International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ZW Data Action Technologies and China Networks International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZW Data Action Technologies	$15.44 million	0.26	-$3.76 million	($0.74)	-1.68
China Networks International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

China Networks International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ZW Data Action Technologies.

About ZW Data Action Technologies

ZW Data Action Technologies Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers omni-channel advertising, precision marketing, and data analysis management systems in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers Internet advertising, precision marketing, and related data services to small and medium enterprises through its Internet portals, including 28.com and liansuo.com that provide advertisers with tools to build sales channels in the form of franchisees, sales agents, distributors, and/or resellers. It also develops and operates blockchain technology-based products and services, as well as blockchain-based SaaS services that provides one-stop blockchain-powered enterprise management solutions in forms of NFT generations, data record, share, and storage module subscriptions, etc. In addition, the company offers other e-commerce O2O advertising, and marketing and related value-added technical services. Additionally, it offers online-content production, distribution, promotion, and live streamer training and management services. The company was formerly known as ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. in October 2020. Data Action Technologies Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.

About China Networks International

China Networks International Holdings, Ltd. does not have significant operations. Previously, it provided broadcast television advertising services in the People’s Republic of China. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.