Inseego (NASDAQ:INSG) and World Access (OTCMKTS:WAXS) Financial Comparison

Inseego (NASDAQ:INSG) and World Access (OTCMKTS:WAXS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.2% of Inseego shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Inseego shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of World Access shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Inseego and World Access”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inseego	$207.48 million	0.76	-$46.19 million	($1.80)	-5.88
World Access	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

World Access has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Inseego.

Profitability

This table compares Inseego and World Access’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inseego	-4.58%	N/A	-8.39%
World Access	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Inseego and World Access, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inseego	0	2	1	1	2.75
World Access	0	0	0	0	0.00

Inseego currently has a consensus target price of $14.33, suggesting a potential upside of 35.35%. Given Inseego’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Inseego is more favorable than World Access.

Summary

Inseego beats World Access on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Inseego

Inseego Corp. engages in the design and development of cloud-managed wireless wide area network (WAN) and intelligent edge solutions for businesses, consumers, and governments worldwide. The company provides 5G and 4G mobile broadband solutions, such as mobile hotspots under the MiFi brand; and 4G VoLTE products and 4G USB modems. It also offers fixed wireless access solutions, including indoor, outdoor, and industrial routers and gateways. In addition, the company provides Inseego Connect solution for device management; and 5G SD EDGE solution for secure networking enabling corporate managed mobile remote workforce. Further, it offers SaaS solutions, including telematic and asset tracking solution that provides live maps and data to improve driver safety and performance; Inseego Subscribe, a wireless subscriber management solution for carrier’s management of their government and complex enterprise customer subscriptions. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in San Diego, California.

About World Access

World Access, Inc. operates as a global services company providing solutions in customer care to organizations in the travel, financial, health care, and call center industries. It consists of three full service companies and three specialized services companies. World Access Service Corporation serves companies located in the US and companies that have travelers or employees visiting North America. World Access Canada serves companies located in Canada; and World Access Asia serves companies located in eastern Asia, including Japan. World Access Europe provides members of World Access with logistical and medical support throughout the region. Other companies include World Access Provider Network Services; and World Access Transport Services that manages and coordinates all medical evacuation and repatriation activities for World Access. The company is based in Atlanta, Georgia. In April 2001, the company filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 relief in the United States Bankruptcy Court on behalf of itself and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries.