Analyzing Old Market Capital (NASDAQ:OMCC) and Spok (NASDAQ:SPOK)

Spok (NASDAQ:SPOK) and Old Market Capital (NASDAQ:OMCC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

50.8% of Spok shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.9% of Old Market Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Spok shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 50.4% of Old Market Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Spok has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Old Market Capital has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Spok and Old Market Capital”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spok	$137.65 million	2.39	$14.97 million	$0.83	19.27
Old Market Capital	$9.37 million	3.69	-$5.15 million	($0.79)	-6.48

Spok has higher revenue and earnings than Old Market Capital. Old Market Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spok, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Spok and Old Market Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spok	12.12%	11.11%	8.05%
Old Market Capital	-21.79%	-7.01%	-4.78%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Spok and Old Market Capital, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spok	0	0	1	1	3.50
Old Market Capital	1	0	0	0	1.00

Spok presently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.08%. Given Spok’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Spok is more favorable than Old Market Capital.

Summary

Spok beats Old Market Capital on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Spok

Spok Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, Spok, Inc., provides healthcare communication solutions in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, Asia, and the Middle East. The company's products and services enhance workflows for clinicians and support administrative compliance. It delivers clinical information to care teams when and where it matters to enhance patient outcomes; and provides GenA Pager, a one-way alphanumeric pager. The company offers subscriptions to one-way or two-way messaging services, as well as alphanumeric pagers that are configurable to support unencrypted or encrypted operation; and ancillary services, such as voicemail, and equipment loss or maintenance protection services, as well as sells devices to resellers who lease or resell them to their subscribers. Its Spok Care Connect suite products for contact centers, clinical alerting and notification, mobile communications and messaging, and public safety notifications. In addition, the company provides professional, software license updates, and product support services, as well as sells third-party equipment. It serves businesses, professionals, management personnel, medical personnel, field sales personnel and service forces, members of the construction industry and construction trades, real estate brokers and developers, sales and services organizations, specialty trade organizations, manufacturing organizations, and government agencies. The company was formerly known as USA Mobility, Inc. and changed its name to Spok Holdings, Inc. in July 2014. Spok Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.

About Old Market Capital

Old Market Capital Corporation provides broadband internet, voice over internet protocol, and video services in Northwest and Northcentral Ohio. The company was formerly known as Nicholas Financial, Inc. and changed its name to Old Market Capital Corporation in September 2024. Old Market Capital Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida.