Bandwidth (NASDAQ:BAND) & Quebecor (OTCMKTS:QBCRF) Head to Head Contrast

Quebecor (OTCMKTS:QBCRF) and Bandwidth (NASDAQ:BAND) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Quebecor and Bandwidth”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quebecor	$4.06 billion	2.56	$612.64 million	$1.46	31.77
Bandwidth	$753.82 million	1.86	-$12.91 million	($0.29)	-150.00

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Quebecor and Bandwidth, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quebecor	0	3	3	0	2.50
Bandwidth	0	5	4	0	2.44

Bandwidth has a consensus target price of $59.29, indicating a potential upside of 36.29%. Given Bandwidth’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bandwidth is more favorable than Quebecor.

Profitability

This table compares Quebecor and Bandwidth’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quebecor	16.30%	33.21%	7.17%
Bandwidth	0.27%	1.85%	0.70%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

68.5% of Bandwidth shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Bandwidth shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Quebecor beats Bandwidth on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Quebecor

Quebecor Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates in the telecommunications, media, and sports and entertainment businesses in Canada. The Telecommunications segment offers internet access, television distribution, mobile and wireline telephony, business solutions, and over-the-top video services. The Media segment operates an over-the-air television network and specialty television services; soundstage and equipment rental and postproduction services for the film and television industries; printing, publishing, and distribution of daily newspapers; news and entertainment digital platforms; publishing and distribution of magazines; production and distribution of audiovisual content; and out-of-home advertising business. The Sports and Entertainment segment engages in the operation and management of the Videotron Centre; show production, sporting, and cultural event management; publishing and distribution of books; production of music; and the operation of Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League team. The company was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Quebecor Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Les Placements Peladeau, Inc.

About Bandwidth

Bandwidth is a leading enterprise cloud communications company. Companies like Cisco, Google, Microsoft, RingCentral, Uber, and Zoom use Bandwidth’s APIs to easily embed voice, messaging, and emergency services into software and applications. Bandwidth is the first and only CPaaS provider offering a robust selection of communications APIs built around their own IP voice network.