Financial Comparison: Umbra Applied Technologies Group (OTCMKTS:UATG) and Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)

Umbra Applied Technologies Group (OTCMKTS:UATG) and Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Umbra Applied Technologies Group and Verizon Communications”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Umbra Applied Technologies Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Verizon Communications	$134.79 billion	1.32	$17.51 billion	$4.20	10.08

Verizon Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Umbra Applied Technologies Group.

Risk and Volatility

Umbra Applied Technologies Group has a beta of -1.31, meaning that its share price is 231% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verizon Communications has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Umbra Applied Technologies Group and Verizon Communications’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Umbra Applied Technologies Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Verizon Communications	13.14%	19.66%	5.13%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Umbra Applied Technologies Group and Verizon Communications, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Umbra Applied Technologies Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Verizon Communications	0	9	7	2	2.61

Verizon Communications has a consensus price target of $47.41, indicating a potential upside of 11.95%. Given Verizon Communications’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Verizon Communications is more favorable than Umbra Applied Technologies Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

62.1% of Verizon Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 65.2% of Umbra Applied Technologies Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Verizon Communications shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Verizon Communications beats Umbra Applied Technologies Group on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Umbra Applied Technologies Group

Umbra Applied Technologies Group, Inc. operates as a green technology development, fabrication, and commercialization company. The company develops and manufactures equipment, products, and systems to global remediation projects. Its technologies include power generation, oil and sand processing, oil shale processing, inland and salt water oil spill remediation, water remediation, water desalinization and medical waste remediation, and e-waste remediation. The company was formerly known as Green Processing Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Umbra Applied Technologies Group, Inc. in January 2014. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Spring Hill, Florida. Umbra Applied Technologies Group, Inc. is a subsidiary of Green Processing Technologies, Inc.

About Verizon Communications

Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. It operates in two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business). The Consumer segment provides wireless services across the wireless networks in the United States under the Verizon and TracFone brands and through wholesale and other arrangements; and fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband through its wireless networks, as well as related equipment and devices, such as smartphones, tablets, smart watches, and other wireless-enabled connected devices. The segment also offers wireline services in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, as well as Washington D.C. through its fiber-optic network, Verizon Fios product portfolio, and a copper-based network. The Business segment provides wireless and wireline communications services and products, including FWA broadband, data, video and conferencing, corporate networking, security and managed network, local and long-distance voice, and network access services to deliver various IoT services and products to businesses, government customers, and wireless and wireline carriers in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Bell Atlantic Corporation and changed its name to Verizon Communications Inc. in June 2000. Verizon Communications Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, New York.