Financial Contrast: VS MEDIA (NASDAQ:VSME) and Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX)

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tucows	$390.30 million	0.51	-$75.82 million	($6.84)	-2.61
VS MEDIA	$8.25 million	0.33	-$7.29 million	N/A	N/A

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

Risk and Volatility

Tucows has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VS MEDIA has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Tucows and VS MEDIA, as reported by MarketBeat.

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

Summary

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

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.

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.