Contrasting Similarweb (NYSE:SMWB) & CrowdGather (OTCMKTS:CRWG)

CrowdGather (OTCMKTS:CRWG) and Similarweb (NYSE:SMWB) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares CrowdGather and Similarweb’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CrowdGather	N/A	N/A	N/A
Similarweb	-11.20%	-78.25%	-8.04%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CrowdGather and Similarweb”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CrowdGather	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Similarweb	$249.91 million	2.09	-$11.46 million	($0.37)	-16.64

CrowdGather has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Similarweb.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

57.6% of Similarweb shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.4% of CrowdGather shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for CrowdGather and Similarweb, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CrowdGather	0	0	0	0	0.00
Similarweb	1	2	7	0	2.60

Similarweb has a consensus price target of $12.56, indicating a potential upside of 104.07%. Given Similarweb’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Similarweb is more favorable than CrowdGather.

Risk & Volatility

CrowdGather has a beta of 14.04, indicating that its share price is 1,304% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Similarweb has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

About CrowdGather

CrowdGather, Inc., a social networking Internet company, develops and hosts forum based Websites primarily in the United States. It monetizes a network of online forums and message boards designed to engage, provide information to, and build community around users. The company's forum community connects a network of people sharing their questions, expertise, and experiences. It also provides targeted advertising and marketing services for online customers. The company's portfolio includes approximately 350 domain names and 70 Web properties at various stages of development. CrowdGather, Inc. is headquartered in Calabasas, California.

About Similarweb

Similarweb Ltd. provides cloud-based digital intelligence solutions in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, the United Kingdom, Israel, and internationally. The company offers digital research intelligence solutions for its customers to benchmark performance against competitors and market leaders, analyze trends in the market, conduct deeper research into specific companies, and analyze audience behavior; and digital marketing intelligence solutions for its customers to understand their competitors' online acquisition strategies in each marketing channel, and optimize their own strategies. It also provides sales intelligence solutions for its customers to access relevant buying signals and digital insights of their customers to generate leads quickly; and shopper intelligence solutions for its customers to analyze a view of their customers' digital journeys, monitor consumer demand, increase brand visibility in the search process, and optimize category and product level conversion in the purchase process. In addition, the company offers investor intelligence solutions for its customers to access an end-to-end view of market, sector, and company performance to ideate and monitor investment opportunities; forecast market performance; and perform due diligence. Further, it provides data-as-a-service and advisory services. The company serves retail, consumer packaged goods, consumer finance, consultancies, marketing and advertising agencies, media and publishers, business-to-business software, payment processors, travel, and institutional investors. Similarweb Ltd. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Givatayim, Israel.