Head-To-Head Contrast: SmartRent (NYSE:SMRT) versus Coro Global (OTCMKTS:CGLO)

Coro Global (OTCMKTS:CGLO) and SmartRent (NYSE:SMRT) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

59.4% of SmartRent shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of Coro Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of SmartRent shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Coro Global and SmartRent, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coro Global	0	0	0	0	0.00
SmartRent	1	3	0	0	1.75

SmartRent has a consensus target price of $1.45, indicating a potential downside of 11.85%. Given SmartRent’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SmartRent is more favorable than Coro Global.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Coro Global and SmartRent”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coro Global	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SmartRent	$174.88 million	1.78	-$33.64 million	($0.36)	-4.57

Coro Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SmartRent.

Volatility and Risk

Coro Global has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SmartRent has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Coro Global and SmartRent’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coro Global	N/A	N/A	N/A
SmartRent	-45.45%	-15.10%	-10.36%

Summary

SmartRent beats Coro Global on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Coro Global

Coro Global Inc. develops and commercializes financial technology products in the United States and the District of Columbia. It offers Coro, a mobile application that allows customers to send, receive, and exchange the United States dollars and gold; and Financial Crime Risk Management, an integrated anti-money laundering/know your customer onboarding and transaction monitoring solution that provides an integrated compliance solution for compliance departments. The company was formerly known as Hash Labs Inc. and changed its name to Coro Global Inc. in January 2020. Coro Global Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in Miami, Florida.

About SmartRent

SmartRent, Inc., an enterprise software company, provides an integrated smart home operating system to residential property owners and operators, homebuilders, institutional home buyers, developers, and residents in the United States. The company’s products and solutions include smart apartments and homes, access control for buildings, common areas, and rental units, asset protection and monitoring, parking management, self-guided tours, and community and resident Wi-Fi. It also offers professional services to customers, which include training, installation, and support services. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.