APi Group (NYSE:APG) & VCI Global (NASDAQ:VCIG) Head-To-Head Analysis

APi Group (NYSE:APG) and VCI Global (NASDAQ:VCIG) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares APi Group and VCI Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
APi Group	3.85%	37.63%	14.28%
VCI Global	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares APi Group and VCI Global”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
APi Group	$7.91 billion	2.11	$302.00 million	($0.71)	-54.20
VCI Global	$26.09 million	0.03	-$30.26 million	N/A	N/A

APi Group has higher revenue and earnings than VCI Global.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

86.6% of APi Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of VCI Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.7% of APi Group 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for APi Group and VCI Global, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
APi Group	0	2	5	1	2.88
VCI Global	1	0	0	0	1.00

APi Group currently has a consensus target price of $53.17, indicating a potential upside of 38.17%. Given APi Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe APi Group is more favorable than VCI Global.

Risk and Volatility

APi Group has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VCI Global has a beta of 7.64, suggesting that its share price is 664% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

APi Group beats VCI Global on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About APi Group

APi Group Corporation provides safety and specialty services worldwide. It operates through Safety Services and Specialty Services segments. The Safety Services segment offers solutions focusing on end-to-end integrated occupancy systems, such as fire protection services; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning solutions; and entry systems, which include the design, installation, inspection, and service of these integrated systems. The Specialty Services segment provides various infrastructure and specialized industrial plant services, including maintenance and repair of underground electric, gas, water, sewer, and telecommunications infrastructure. This segment offers engineering and design, fabrication, installation, maintenance service and repair, retrofitting and upgrading services, pipeline infrastructure, access and road construction, supporting facilities, and integrity management and maintenance to the energy industry. It serves customers in the public and private sectors, including commercial, industrial, distribution and fulfillment centers, manufacturing, education, healthcare, telecom, utilities, transmission and integrity, high tech, entertainment, government, and infrastructure markets. The company was formerly known as J2 Acquisition Limited and changed its name to APi Group Corporation in October 2019. APi Group Corporation was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in New Brighton, Minnesota.

About VCI Global

VCI Global Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides business and technology consulting services in Malaysia. The company offers business strategy consultancy services, including listing solutions, investors relations, and boardroom strategies consultancy. It also provides technology consultancy services and solutions, such as digital development, fintech solution, and software solutions. In addition, the company engages in corporate and business advisory services in corporate finance, corporate structuring and restructuring, equity investment, and merger and acquisition; listings on recognized stock exchanges; fintech advisory; technology development; and computer software programming. Further, it is involved in provision of artificial intelligence; image processing; communication; networking and process control software services; money lending services; education and training services; real estate management consultancy services; and leasing and operational management of resort properties. The company serves its products to small-medium enterprises and government-linked agencies, as well as to publicly traded conglomerates across various industries. VCI Global Limited was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.