Comparing China Unicom (Hong Kong) (CHU) & BlackBerry (RIMM)

China Unicom (Hong Kong) (NYSE: CHU) and BlackBerry (NASDAQ:RIMM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for China Unicom (Hong Kong) and BlackBerry, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Unicom (Hong Kong)	2	1	5	0	2.38
BlackBerry	0	0	0	0	N/A

China Unicom (Hong Kong) presently has a consensus target price of $12.50, suggesting a potential downside of 17.71%. Given China Unicom (Hong Kong)’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe China Unicom (Hong Kong) is more favorable than BlackBerry.

Profitability

This table compares China Unicom (Hong Kong) and BlackBerry’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Unicom (Hong Kong)	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackBerry	285.53%	112.26%	73.92%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares China Unicom (Hong Kong) and BlackBerry’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	EBITDA	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Unicom (Hong Kong)	$40.78 billion	0.89	$11.77 billion	N/A	N/A
BlackBerry	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

China Unicom (Hong Kong) has higher revenue and earnings than BlackBerry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.2% of China Unicom (Hong Kong) shares are held by institutional investors. 77.5% of China Unicom (Hong Kong) shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

China Unicom (Hong Kong) beats BlackBerry on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About China Unicom (Hong Kong)

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited is a Hong Kong-based investment holding company principally engaged in the provision of telecommunications services. The Company’s businesses include mobile businesses, fixed-line businesses and others. Its mobile businesses include the provision of call services, roaming services, mobile broadband services, traditional value-added services such as short message services, multimedia message services and wireless Internet access card, as well as new value-added services such as mobile music, mobile television and Wo portal services. Its fixed-line businesses include broadband and Internet networks businesses, among others. The Company’s subsidiaries include CUCL, China Unicom Global Limited and China Unicom (Europe) Operations Limited.

About BlackBerry

BlackBerry Limited (BlackBerry) provides mobile communications solutions. The Company is engaged in the sale of smartphones and enterprise software and services. The Company’s products and services include Enterprise Solutions and Services, Devices, BlackBerry Technology Solutions and Messaging. It is engaged in providing enterprise mobility management (EMM) and mobile security, and offers a portfolio of enterprise software solutions and services that can be deployed across a range of ecosystems and devices, including BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES) 12 and Good Platforms, BES12 Cloud, enterprise file-sync-and-share (EFSS), SecuSUITE for Enterprise, Enhanced subscriber identity module (SIM)-Based Licensing (ESBL), WorkLife by BlackBerry solution and Professional Cybersecurity Services. The BlackBerry Technology Solutions business unit consists of five units: QNX, Certicom, Paratek, the BlackBerry IoT Platform and Intellectual Property and Patent Licensing (IPPL).