Head to Head Comparison: Cango (NYSE:CANG) & Viewtran Group (OTCMKTS:VIEWF)

Viewtran Group (OTCMKTS:VIEWF) and Cango (NYSE:CANG) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Viewtran Group and Cango’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viewtran Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cango	-46.40%	2.29%	1.31%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Viewtran Group and Cango, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viewtran Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cango	1	1	1	1	2.50

Cango has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 208.01%. Given Cango’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cango is more favorable than Viewtran Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

4.2% of Cango shares are held by institutional investors. 29.2% of Viewtran Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.1% of Cango shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Viewtran Group has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cango has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Viewtran Group and Cango”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viewtran Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cango	$618.83 million	0.33	$41.07 million	($1.30)	-0.75

Cango has higher revenue and earnings than Viewtran Group.

Summary

Cango beats Viewtran Group on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Viewtran Group

Viewtran Group, Inc. provides supply chain financial services and enterprise solutions for the technology industry in China. It offers software development and technical deployment services; and hardware, software, and technical services. The company was formerly known as Cogo Group, Inc. and changed its name to Viewtran Group, Inc. in November 2013. Viewtran Group, Inc. is based in Shenzhen, China.

About Cango

Cango Inc. operates an automotive transaction service platform that connects dealers, original equipment manufacturers, financial institutions, car buyers, insurance brokers, and companies in the People's Republic of China. The company offers automobile trading solutions comprising car sourcing, transaction facilitation, logistics, and warehousing support for dealers through Cango Haoche app that offers new car transaction services, and Cango U-Car app that offers used-car transaction services. It also provides automotive financing facilitation services that include facilitating financing transactions from financial institutions to car buyers, which comprises credit origination, credit assessment, credit servicing, and delinquent asset management services; facilitating financing transactions of car purchases for car buyers; and after-market services to car buyers, which includes facilitating the sale of insurance policies from insurance brokers or companies. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.