Analyzing iliad (OTCMKTS:ILIAF) and Charge Enterprises (NASDAQ:CRGE)

Charge Enterprises (NASDAQ:CRGE) and iliad (OTCMKTS:ILIAF) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

21.2% of Charge Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.2% of Charge Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Charge Enterprises and iliad’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Charge Enterprises	$641.37 million	0.01	-$30.35 million	($0.20)	-0.11
iliad	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

iliad has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Charge Enterprises.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Charge Enterprises and iliad, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Charge Enterprises	0	1	1	0	2.50
iliad	0	0	0	0	N/A

Charge Enterprises presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21,328.57%. Given Charge Enterprises’ higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Charge Enterprises is more favorable than iliad.

Profitability

This table compares Charge Enterprises and iliad’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Charge Enterprises	-5.76%	-136.79%	-20.11%
iliad	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Charge Enterprises beats iliad on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Charge Enterprises

Charge Enterprises Inc. operates as an electrical, broadband, and electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure company. The company provides clients with end-to-end project management services, including advising, designing, engineering, acquiring and installing equipment, monitoring, servicing, and maintenance. It operates in two segments, Infrastructure and Telecommunications. The Infrastructure segment offers broadband and wireless, electrical contracting, electric vehicle charging, and fleet services. The Telecommunications segment provides internet-protocol-based and time-division multiplexing access for transport of long-distance voice and data minutes; domestic switching and related peripheral equipment services, and carrier-grade routers and switches for internet and circuit-based services, as well as connection of voice calls and data services. The company was formerly known as TransWorld Holdings Inc and changed its name to Charge Enterprises, Inc. in January 2021. Charge Enterprises, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is based in New York, New York. On March 7, 2024, Charge Enterprises, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

About iliad

iliad S.A. provides integrated fixed and mobile telecommunications services in France, Italy, Poland, and internationally. The company offers VoIP, IPTV, and flat-rate calling plans, as well as Freebox, a multiservice box on ADSL. As of December 31, 2020, it had 20 million subscribers in France and 7.2 million subscribers in Italy. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Paris, France.