Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX – Get Free Report) and LiveWorld (OTCMKTS:LVWD – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.
Volatility and Risk
Tucows has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LiveWorld has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Tucows and LiveWorld”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 | 0.43 | -$75.82 million | ($7.10) | -2.12 |
| LiveWorld | $11.14 million | 0.45 | $330,000.00 | $0.01 | 11.00 |
LiveWorld has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tucows. Tucows is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LiveWorld, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Tucows and LiveWorld’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Tucows | -20.08% | N/A | -9.18% |
| LiveWorld | 4.32% | 9.43% | 5.24% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
73.6% of Tucows shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of Tucows shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of LiveWorld shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Tucows and LiveWorld, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tucows | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| LiveWorld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Summary
LiveWorld beats Tucows on 8 of the 12 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 LiveWorld
LiveWorld, Inc., a digital agency and software company, provides social media and technology solutions for pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and financial-travel service industries. It offers consulting, strategy, and creative solutions with human agents for moderation, engagement, customer care, and adverse events management, as well as conversation management software, and chatbots for digital campaigns and social media programs. The company was formerly known as Talk City, Inc. and changed its name to Liveworld, Inc. in May 2001. Liveworld, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.
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