SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG – Get Free Report) and TIM (NYSE:TIMB – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares SurgePays and TIM’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SurgePays | -47.89% | N/A | -274.37% |
| TIM | 15.73% | 17.99% | 7.74% |
Volatility & Risk
SurgePays has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TIM has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SurgePays | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| TIM | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2.23 |
SurgePays presently has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1,887.51%. TIM has a consensus target price of $24.82, suggesting a potential upside of 39.83%. Given SurgePays’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe SurgePays is more favorable than TIM.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
6.9% of SurgePays shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.1% of SurgePays shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares SurgePays and TIM”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SurgePays | $67.06 million | 0.07 | -$36.07 million | ($1.53) | -0.12 |
| TIM | $4.77 billion | 1.80 | $772.28 million | $1.69 | 10.50 |
TIM has higher revenue and earnings than SurgePays. SurgePays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TIM, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
TIM beats SurgePays on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About TIM
TIM S.A., a telecommunications company, provides mobile voice, data, and broadband services in Brazil. The company offers in mobile, landline, long-distance, and data transmission services. It also offers fixed ultra-broadband, fixed ultraband broadband, and digital content services. The company serves individuals and corporates, as well as small, medium, and large companies. TIM S.A is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The company operates as a subsidiary of TIM Brasil Serviços e Participações S.A.
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