Orbital Tracking (OTCMKTS:TRKK) & Orange (OTC:ORANY) Head-To-Head Contrast

Orbital Tracking (OTCMKTS:TRKK) and Orange (OTC:ORANY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Orbital Tracking has a beta of 3.27, meaning that its share price is 227% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orange has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Orbital Tracking and Orange’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orbital Tracking	-31.38%	-116.51%	-62.65%
Orange	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Orbital Tracking and Orange”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orbital Tracking	$5.73 million	0.33	-$1.20 million	($1.33)	-0.79
Orange	$47.75 billion	0.63	$2.64 billion	N/A	N/A

Orange has higher revenue and earnings than Orbital Tracking.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Orbital Tracking and Orange, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orbital Tracking	0	0	0	0	0.00
Orange	0	1	0	0	2.00

Institutional & Insider Ownership

12.2% of Orange shares are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of Orbital Tracking shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Orange beats Orbital Tracking on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Orbital Tracking

Orbital Tracking Corp., through its subsidiaries, develops, distributes, and resells satellite enabled communications hardware; and provides products, airtime, and related services to customers in the United States and internationally. The company also provides equipment and airtime for use on various satellite networks, as well as short-term rental service for customers who want to use its equipment for a limited time period. In addition, it offers a range of portable satellite voice, data, and tracking solutions, including handheld satellite phones, personal and asset tracking devices, portable high speed broadband terminals, satellite Wi-Fi hotspots. Further, the company provides two-way voice and data transmissions services, as well as prepaid and monthly contract satellite communications airtime options. Additionally, it operates mapping and tracking portals orbitaltrack.com and gtctrack.com, which display real-time asset location reports, including position, speed, altitude, and heading, as well as past location and movement history reports on various tracking devices. The company is also developing a dual-mode tracker utilizes both cellular and satellite technology to provide tracking, automatically switching between the cellular and satellite links for use in populated and remote areas, including trans-oceanic routes. It serves customers, including businesses, U.S. and foreign governments, non-governmental and charitable organizations, military users, resellers, and private individuals. The company was formerly known as Great West Resources, Inc. and changed its name to Orbital Tracking Corp. in January 2015. Orbital Tracking Corp. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Aventura, Florida.

About Orange

Orange S.A. provides fixed telephony, mobile telecommunication, data transmission, and other value-added services to individuals, professionals, and large companies in France and internationally. It offers mobile services, such as voice, SMS, and data; fixed broadband and narrowband services, as well as B2B fixed solutions and networks services, including voice and data services. The company also sells handsets, broadband equipment, connected devices, and accessories. In addition, it provides IT and integration services comprising unified communication and collaboration services, such as LAN and telephony, consultancy, integration, and project management; hosting and infrastructure services, including cloud computing; customer relations management and other applications services; security services; and video conferencing, as well as sells related equipment. Further, the company offers national and international roaming services; online advertising services; and mobile virtual network operators, network sharing, and mobile financial services, as well as sells equipment to external distributors, brokers, and operators. It markets its products and services under the Orange brand. The company was formerly known as France Telecom and changed its name to Orange S.A. in July 2013. Orange S.A. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.