Antelope Enterprise (NASDAQ:AEHL) & Calix (NYSE:CALX) Critical Analysis

Calix (NYSE:CALX) and Antelope Enterprise (NASDAQ:AEHL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.1% of Calix shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of Calix shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of Antelope Enterprise shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Calix and Antelope Enterprise”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Calix	$890.13 million	2.57	$29.33 million	($0.24)	-143.96
Antelope Enterprise	$72.10 million	0.05	-$2.03 million	N/A	N/A

Calix has higher revenue and earnings than Antelope Enterprise.

Profitability

This table compares Calix and Antelope Enterprise’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calix	-1.79%	1.33%	1.07%
Antelope Enterprise	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Calix and Antelope Enterprise, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calix	0	2	4	0	2.67
Antelope Enterprise	0	0	0	0	0.00

Calix presently has a consensus price target of $42.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.01%. Given Calix’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Calix is more favorable than Antelope Enterprise.

Risk & Volatility

Calix has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antelope Enterprise has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Calix beats Antelope Enterprise on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Calix

Calix, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of cloud and software platforms, and systems and services in the United States, rest of Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Its cloud and software platforms, and systems and services enable broadband service providers (BSPs) to provide a range of services. The company provides Calix Cloud platform, a role-based analytics platform comprising Calix Engagement Cloud, Calix Service Cloud, and Calix Operations Cloud, which are configurable to display role-based insights and enable BSPs to anticipate and target new revenue-generating services and applications through mobile application, such as CommandIQ for residents and CommandWorx for businesses; Calix Intelligent Access EDGE, an access network solution for automated and intelligent networks; and Calix Revenue EDGE, a premises solution for subscriber managed services. It also offers SmartLife managed services, including SmartHome managed services and applications to enhance, operate and secure the connected experience of subscribers in their home; SmartTown managed services that reimagine community Wi-Fi as a ubiquitous, secure, and managed experience across a BSP's footprint; and SmartBiz managed services that address the business networking and productivity needs of business owners with an all-in-one managed service. In addition, the company provides Wi-Fi systems under GigaSpire and GigaPro brands to be ready for deployment as a complete subscriber experience solution for BSP's residential and business subscribers. It offers its products through its direct sales force and resellers. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

About Antelope Enterprise

Antelope Enterprise Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides livestream e-commerce services and business management and information systems consulting services in the People's Republic of China. The company operates an online social ecommerce and live broadcast streaming platform enhances product promotion, transaction speed, and marketing effectiveness of industries and applications to anchors and influencers. It also provides business management consulting; and information system technology consulting services, including the sales of software use rights for digital data deposit platforms and asset management systems, and online social media platform development and consulting. The company was formerly known as China Ceramics Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Antelope Enterprise Holdings Limited in October 2020. Antelope Enterprise Holdings Limited was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Jinjiang, the People's Republic of China.