SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG) & SMARTONE TELECO/S (OTCMKTS:STTFY) Financial Survey

SMARTONE TELECO/S (OTCMKTS:STTFY) and SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares SMARTONE TELECO/S and SurgePays’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SMARTONE TELECO/S	N/A	N/A	N/A
SurgePays	-1.36%	-3.97%	-2.91%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

6.9% of SurgePays shares are held by institutional investors. 29.4% of SurgePays shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SMARTONE TELECO/S and SurgePays”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SMARTONE TELECO/S	$1.28 billion	0.83	$78.62 million	N/A	N/A
SurgePays	$112.99 million	0.35	$20.62 million	$1.15	1.78

SMARTONE TELECO/S has higher revenue and earnings than SurgePays.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for SMARTONE TELECO/S and SurgePays, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SMARTONE TELECO/S	0	0	0	0	N/A
SurgePays	0	1	1	0	2.50

SurgePays has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 339.02%. Given SurgePays’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SurgePays is more favorable than SMARTONE TELECO/S.

Volatility and Risk

SMARTONE TELECO/S has a beta of -0.04, meaning that its stock price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SurgePays has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

SMARTONE TELECO/S beats SurgePays on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SMARTONE TELECO/S

SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, provides mobile telecommunication services in Hong Kong and Macau. The company offers voice, multimedia, and mobile and fixed fiber broadband services for the consumer and corporate markets. It is also involved in the sale of handsets and accessories; issuance of guaranteed notes; and provision of customer support and telemarketing services. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited.

About SurgePays

SurgePays, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a financial technology and telecom company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Mobile Virtual Network Operators, Comprehensive Platform Services, and Lead Generation. The company offers subsidized and non-subsidized mobile virtual network operators for internet connectivity through mobile broadband services to consumers; ACH banking relationships and fintech transactions platform to convenience stores; wireless top-up transactions and wireless product aggregation; and lead generation and case management solutions primarily to law firms in the mass tort industry, as well as call center activities. SurgePays, Inc. is headquartered in Bartlett, Tennessee.