Comparing One Horizon Group (OHGI) & Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK)

One Horizon Group (NASDAQ: OHGI) and Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitabiliy, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Dividends

Nokia Corporation pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. One Horizon Group does not pay a dividend. Nokia Corporation pays out -92.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. One Horizon Group has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares One Horizon Group and Nokia Corporation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
One Horizon Group	-404.14%	-105.19%	-47.68%
Nokia Corporation	-2.82%	6.57%	2.97%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for One Horizon Group and Nokia Corporation, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
One Horizon Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
Nokia Corporation	1	9	9	0	2.42

Nokia Corporation has a consensus target price of $6.16, indicating a potential downside of 0.03%. Given Nokia Corporation’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nokia Corporation is more favorable than One Horizon Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.1% of One Horizon Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.9% of Nokia Corporation shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.0% of One Horizon Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares One Horizon Group and Nokia Corporation’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	EBITDA	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
One Horizon Group	$1.38 million	3.27	-$4.86 million	($0.93)	-0.78
Nokia Corporation	$26.94 billion	1.30	$2.73 billion	($0.14)	-44.00

Nokia Corporation has higher revenue and earnings than One Horizon Group. Nokia Corporation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than One Horizon Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

One Horizon Group has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nokia Corporation has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Nokia Corporation beats One Horizon Group on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About One Horizon Group

One Horizon Group, Inc. is engaged in the development and licensing of software for mobile voice over Internet protocol (VoIP). The Company’s operations include the licensing of software to telecommunications operators and the development of software application platforms that optimize mobile voice, instant messaging and advertising communications over the Internet. It has two business segments, one for business to business line and one for business to consumer line. It designs, develops and sells white label SmartPacket software and services to telecommunications operators. Its licensees deliver an operator-branded mobile Internet communication solution to smartphones, including VoIP, multi-media messaging, video and mobile advertising. It sells its software, branding, hosting and operator services to telecommunications operators, enterprises, operators in fixed line telephony, cable television operators and to the satellite communications sector, and the VoIP as a Service business.

About Nokia Corporation

Nokia Oyj is a Finland-based company engaged in the network and Internet protocol (IP) infrastructure, software, and related services market. The Company’s businesses include Nokia Networks and Nokia Technologies. The Company’s segments include Ultra Broadband Networks, IP Networks and Applications, and Nokia Technologies. The Ultra Broadband Networks segment comprises Mobile Networks and Fixed Networks operating segments. The IP Networks and Applications segment comprises IP/Optical Networks and Applications & Analytics operating segments. The Applications & Analytics operating segment offers software solutions spanning customer experience management, network operations and management, communications and collaboration, policy and charging, as well as Cloud, Internet of things (IoT), security, and analytics platforms that enable digital services providers and enterprises to accelerate and optimize their customer experience. The Company has Comptel Oyj among its subsidiaries.