Critical Analysis: CISO Global (CISO) & Its Rivals

CISO Global (NASDAQ:CISO) is one of 253 public companies in the “INTERNET SOFTWARE” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare CISO Global to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares CISO Global and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CISO Global	-41.01%	-74.83%	-22.75%
CISO Global Competitors	-223.21%	-66.28%	-6.29%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for CISO Global and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CISO Global	1	0	0	0	1.00
CISO Global Competitors	2151	10807	21126	594	2.58

As a group, “INTERNET SOFTWARE” companies have a potential upside of 29.22%. Given CISO Global’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CISO Global has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

40.1% of CISO Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.4% of shares of all “INTERNET SOFTWARE” companies are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of CISO Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of shares of all “INTERNET SOFTWARE” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

CISO Global has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CISO Global’s competitors have a beta of 1.68, suggesting that their average share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CISO Global and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CISO Global	$30.75 million	-$24.24 million	-3.36
CISO Global Competitors	$2.11 billion	$337.60 million	-30.98

CISO Global’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than CISO Global. CISO Global is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

CISO Global competitors beat CISO Global on 9 of the 12 factors compared.

About CISO Global

CISO Global Inc. operates as a cybersecurity and compliance company in the United States, Chile, and internationally. The company offers security managed services, including compliance, secured managed, and cyber defense operation services; culture education and enablement; tools and technology provisioning; data, privacy, regulations, and compliance monitoring; remote infrastructure administration; and antivirus and patch management services. It also provides cybersecurity professional services, such as incident response and digital forensics; security testing and training; cybersecurity consulting; compliance auditing; vulnerability assessment and penetration testing; and disaster recovery and data backup solutions. The company was formerly known as Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation and changed its name to CISO Global Inc. in May 2023. CISO Global Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.