Xunlei (NASDAQ:XNET) & Viewtran Group (OTCMKTS:VIEWF) Critical Analysis

Viewtran Group (OTCMKTS:VIEWF) and Xunlei (NASDAQ:XNET) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Viewtran Group and Xunlei”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viewtran Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Xunlei	$324.40 million	1.60	$1.22 million	$19.91	0.42

Xunlei has higher revenue and earnings than Viewtran Group.

Profitability

This table compares Viewtran Group and Xunlei’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viewtran Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Xunlei	315.06%	2.75%	2.21%

Risk & Volatility

Viewtran Group has a beta of -2.33, indicating that its stock price is 333% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xunlei has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Viewtran Group and Xunlei, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viewtran Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Xunlei	0	0	1	0	3.00

Given Viewtran Group’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Viewtran Group is more favorable than Xunlei.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

5.1% of Xunlei shares are held by institutional investors. 29.2% of Viewtran Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of Xunlei shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Xunlei beats Viewtran Group on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Viewtran Group

Viewtran Group, Inc. provides supply chain financial services and enterprise solutions for the technology industry in China. It offers software development and technical deployment services; and hardware, software, and technical services. The company was formerly known as Cogo Group, Inc. and changed its name to Viewtran Group, Inc. in November 2013. Viewtran Group, Inc. is based in Shenzhen, China.

About Xunlei

Xunlei Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates an internet platform for digital media content in the People's Republic of China. Its platform is based on cloud technology that enables users to access, store, manage, and consume digital media content. The company offers Xunlei Accelerator, which enables users to accelerate digital transmission over the internet; mobile acceleration plug-in, which provides mobile device users with benefits of download speed acceleration and download success rate improvements; and subscription services that offer users premium services through Green Channel and Fast Bird products. It also provides Mobile Xunlei, a mobile application that allows users to search, download, consume, and store digital media content; Xunlei Media Player, which supports online and offline play of digital media content, as well as simultaneous play of digital media content while it is being transmitted by Xunlei Accelerator; online games through online game website and mobile app; advertising services; live streaming products, including video and audio livestreaming; and develops software and computer software, as well as other internet value-added services. In addition, the company offers cloud computing services through OneThing Cloud, and StellarCloud; and hardware for edging computing, such as OneThing Edge Cube, and OneThing Edge Atom. Further it offers ThunderChain, a blockchain infrastructure product that enables its users to develop and manage blockchain applications. The company was formerly known as Giganology Limited and changed its name to Xunlei Limited in January 2011. Xunlei Limited was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, the People's Republic of China.