Reviewing Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) and VS MEDIA (NASDAQ:VSME)

VS MEDIA (NASDAQ:VSME) and Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

9.2% of VS MEDIA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.6% of Tucows shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of Tucows shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

VS MEDIA has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tucows has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares VS MEDIA and Tucows”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VS MEDIA	$8.25 million	0.34	-$7.29 million	N/A	N/A
Tucows	$390.30 million	0.46	-$75.82 million	($6.84)	-2.35

VS MEDIA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tucows.

Profitability

This table compares VS MEDIA and Tucows’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VS MEDIA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tucows	-19.43%	N/A	-8.90%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for VS MEDIA and Tucows, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VS MEDIA	1	0	0	0	1.00
Tucows	1	0	0	0	1.00

Summary

Tucows beats VS MEDIA on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About VS MEDIA

VS MEDIA Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, operates a network of digital creators who create and upload content to social media platforms, such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong.

About Tucows

Tucows Inc. provides network access, domain name registration, email, mobile telephony, and other Internet services in North America and Europe. It operates in three segments: Ting, Wavelo and Tucows Domains. The Ting segment provides fiber and fixed wireless internet services. The Wavelo segment offers individual developer tools, subscription, billing management, network orchestration, and provisioning services. This segment also provides billing solutions under Platypus brand. The Tucows Domains segment offers name registration, as well as value added services under OpenSRS, eNom, Ascio, EPAG, and Hover brands. The company was formerly known as Infonautics, Inc. and changed its name to Tucows Inc. in August 2001. Tucows Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.