Contrasting FingerMotion (NASDAQ:FNGR) & TeliaSonera (OTCMKTS:TLSNY)

TeliaSonera (OTCMKTS:TLSNY) and FingerMotion (NASDAQ:FNGR) are both communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares TeliaSonera and FingerMotion”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TeliaSonera	$8.28 billion	2.20	$360.26 million	$0.27	34.26
FingerMotion	$24.13 million	0.69	-$7.00 million	($0.12)	-2.25

TeliaSonera has higher revenue and earnings than FingerMotion. FingerMotion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TeliaSonera, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares TeliaSonera and FingerMotion’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TeliaSonera	6.26%	9.10%	2.68%
FingerMotion	-42.81%	-46.67%	-11.91%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.9% of FingerMotion shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.5% of FingerMotion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

TeliaSonera has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FingerMotion has a beta of -0.44, suggesting that its share price is 144% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for TeliaSonera and FingerMotion, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TeliaSonera	1	2	0	1	2.25
FingerMotion	1	0	0	0	1.00

Summary

TeliaSonera beats FingerMotion on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TeliaSonera

Telia Company AB (publ) provides communication services to businesses, individuals, families, and communities in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia. It offers mobile, broadband, television, and fixed-line services; and networking, cloud and security, mobility, enterprise mobile network, contact center, managed mobility services, collaboration solutions, enterprise telephony, Internet of Things (IoT), carrier ethernet, dedicated internet access, wavelengths, IP Transit, dark fiber, and colocation solutions. The company also provides IoT connectivity, building monitoring, smart public transport, and smart utilities, as well as transport and logistics solutions comprising connected vehicle, asset tracking, and fleet management services. It markets its products and services under the Telia, Telia Cygate, TV4, C More, Halebop, Fello, MTV, Phonero, Onecall, MyCall, CallMe, MIT Tele, Ezys, Diil, Super, and Imt brand names for transport and logistics, public transport, manufacturing, retail, utilities, buildings and real estate, and public sector industries. The company was formerly known as TeliaSonera AB (publ) and changed its name to Telia Company AB (publ) in April 2016. Telia Company AB (publ) was founded in 1853 and is based in Solna, Sweden.

About FingerMotion

FingerMotion, Inc., a mobile data specialist company, provides mobile payment and recharge platform system in China. The company offers telecommunication products and services, including data plans, subscription plans, mobile phones, and loyalty points redemption services; bulk short message service and multimedia messaging services; and Rich Communication Services (RCS) platform, a proprietary business messaging platform that enables businesses and brands to communicate and service their customers on the 5G infrastructure. It also operates Sapientus, a proprietary big data insights platform that deliver data-driven for businesses in the insurance, healthcare, and financial services industries. In addition, the company offers value added product and services. FingerMotion, Inc. is headquartered in Singapore.