Climb Global Solutions (NASDAQ:CLMB – Get Free Report) and SOS (NYSE:SOS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Climb Global Solutions and SOS, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Climb Global Solutions | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.80 |
| SOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Climb Global Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.10%. Given Climb Global Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Climb Global Solutions is more favorable than SOS.
Risk & Volatility
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Climb Global Solutions and SOS”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Climb Global Solutions | $652.52 million | 0.77 | $21.33 million | $1.14 | 23.83 |
| SOS | $154.29 million | 0.10 | -$97.32 million | N/A | N/A |
Climb Global Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than SOS.
Profitability
This table compares Climb Global Solutions and SOS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Climb Global Solutions | 3.01% | 20.43% | 5.35% |
| SOS | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
49.7% of Climb Global Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.9% of SOS shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Climb Global Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of SOS shares are owned 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.
Summary
Climb Global Solutions beats SOS on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Climb Global Solutions
Climb Global Solutions Inc. operates as a value-added information technology (IT) distribution and solutions company in the United States, Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Distribution and Solutions. The company distributes technical software to corporate and value-added resellers, consultants, and systems integrators under the name Climb Channel Solutions; and provides cloud solutions and resells software, hardware, and services under the name Grey Matter. It also resells computer software and hardware developed by others, as well as provides technical services to end user customers. In addition, the company offers a line of products from various software vendors; and tools for virtualization/cloud computing, security, networking, storage and infrastructure management, application lifecycle management, and other technically sophisticated domains, as well as computer hardware. It markets its products through its own web sites, local and on-line seminars, events, webinars, and social media, as well as direct email and printed materials. The company was formerly known as Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and changed its name to Climb Global Solutions Inc. in October 2022. Climb Global Solutions Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Eatontown, New Jersey.
About SOS
SOS Limited provides data mining and analysis services to corporate and individual members in the People's Republic of China. It provides marketing data, technology, and solutions for insurance companies; emergency rescue services; and insurance product and health care information portals. The company operates SOS cloud emergency rescue service software as a service platform that offers basic cloud products, such as medical rescue, auto rescue, financial rescue, and life rescue cards; cooperative cloud systems, including information rescue center, intelligent big data, and intelligent software and hardware; and information cloud systems, such as newsToday and E-commerce Today, 10086 hot-line center, information security services, and marketing-related data. It also focuses on cryptocurrency mining, blockchain-based insurance, and security management businesses. The company serves insurance companies, financial institutions, medical institutions, healthcare providers, and other service providers in the emergency rescue services industry. The company is based in Qingdao, the People's Republic of China.
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