Financial Comparison: Viper Networks (OTCMKTS:VPER) vs. Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV)

Viper Networks (OTCMKTS:VPER) and Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Viper Networks and Grupo Televisa”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viper Networks	$5.55 million	0.49	-$130,000.00	N/A	N/A
Grupo Televisa	$3.07 billion	0.50	-$460.38 million	($0.81)	-3.56

Viper Networks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Grupo Televisa.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

55.8% of Grupo Televisa shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Viper Networks and Grupo Televisa, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viper Networks	0	0	0	0	0.00
Grupo Televisa	1	4	1	0	2.00

Grupo Televisa has a consensus target price of $5.43, indicating a potential upside of 88.33%. Given Grupo Televisa’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Grupo Televisa is more favorable than Viper Networks.

Volatility & Risk

Viper Networks has a beta of -0.25, indicating that its share price is 125% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Televisa has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Viper Networks and Grupo Televisa’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viper Networks	-2.25%	N/A	N/A
Grupo Televisa	-13.93%	-7.72%	-3.59%

Summary

Grupo Televisa beats Viper Networks on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Viper Networks

Viper Networks, Inc. manufactures and distributes LED lighting products. The company provides CyberGrab; Vnet, a communication application; Viper unified communications platform for carriers and providers; VRoom; parking lot lightings system; and solar power and telecom systems, as well as intelligent lighting solutions with camera, sensor, and wireless technologies. Its products are used in street, roadway, security, parking lot, and billboard lighting. Viper Networks, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Troy, Michigan.

About Grupo Televisa

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates cable companies and provides direct-to-home satellite pay television system in Mexico and the United States. It operates through three segments: Cable, Sky, and Other Businesses. The Cable segment operates cable multiple system that provides basic and premium television subscription, pay-per-view, installation, Internet subscription, and telephone and mobile services subscription, as well as local and national advertising services; and telecommunication facilities, which offers data and long-distance services solutions to carriers and other telecommunications service providers through its fiber-optic network. The Sky segment offers direct-to-home broadcast satellite pay television services comprising program, installation, and equipment rental services to subscribers in Mexico, Central America, and the Dominican Republic; and national advertising sales. The Other Businesses segment is involved in the sports and show business promotion, soccer, publishing and publishing distribution, and gaming, as well as provides transmission concessions and facilities. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.