Contrasting Altice USA (NYSE:ATUS) & CTX Virtual Technologies (OTCMKTS:CTXV)

CTX Virtual Technologies (OTCMKTS:CTXV) and Altice USA (NYSE:ATUS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for CTX Virtual Technologies and Altice USA, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CTX Virtual Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Altice USA	3	1	2	0	1.83

Altice USA has a consensus price target of $2.55, indicating a potential upside of 42.46%. Given Altice USA’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Altice USA is more favorable than CTX Virtual Technologies.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CTX Virtual Technologies and Altice USA”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CTX Virtual Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Altice USA	$8.64 billion	0.10	-$102.92 million	($3.96)	-0.45

CTX Virtual Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Altice USA.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

54.8% of Altice USA shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.6% of Altice USA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares CTX Virtual Technologies and Altice USA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CTX Virtual Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Altice USA	-21.43%	N/A	-0.90%

Summary

Altice USA beats CTX Virtual Technologies on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CTX Virtual Technologies

CTX Virtual Technologies, Inc. manufactures and sells mobile communication and electronic devices. The company, through its subsidiary, Kaibida International Limited, designs and manufactures printed circuit boards, surface mounted technology components, and cellular telephones, including Smartphones and PDAs to network operators and original equipment manufacturers. Its other subsidiary, Celluon Technology Holdings Ltd., is involved in the manufacture and sale of virtual 3-D electronic perception products, including proprietary stand-alone external virtual keyboard for Smartphones and Pads. The company also manufactures and sells the MiSeeTX mini-computer, a fully functioning small computer incorporating various virtual input and output technologies while running the Windows XP, Android, or Windows 7 platforms. In addition, it provides virtual projection products, such as the virtual keyboards used in hospitals and medical clinics to prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses. CTX Virtual Technologies, Inc. is based in Boca Raton, Florida with offices in Hong Kong; Toronto, Canada; and Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Altice USA

Altice USA, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides broadband communications and video services in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. It offers broadband, video, telephony, and mobile services to residential and business customers. The company's video services include delivery of broadcast stations and cable networks; over the top services; video-on-demand, high-definition channels, digital video recorder, and pay-per-view services; and platforms for video programming through mobile applications. In addition, it provides voice over Internet protocol telephone services; and mobile services, such as data, talk, and text. Further, the company offers Ethernet, data transport, IP-based virtual private networks, Internet access, and telephony services; hosted telephony services, managed Wi-Fi, managed desktop and server backup, and collaboration services comprising audio and web conferencing; fiber-to-the-tower services to wireless carriers; data services consisting of wide area networking and dedicated data access, as well as wireless mesh networks; and enterprise class telephone services that include traditional multi-line phone service. Additionally, it provides hosted private branch exchange, network security, and international calling and toll-free numbers services. Furthermore, the company offers audience-based and multiscreen advertising solutions; data analytics; and news programming services, as well as operates news channels under the News 12 Networks, Cheddar, and i24NEWS names. It also provides broadband communications and video services under the Optimum and Suddenlink brands. Altice USA, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Long Island City, New York.