SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG) & Synchronoss Technologies (NASDAQ:SNCR) Critical Survey

SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG) and Synchronoss Technologies (NASDAQ:SNCR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares SurgePays and Synchronoss Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SurgePays	$56.96 million	0.25	-$36.07 million	($1.94)	-0.30
Synchronoss Technologies	$170.91 million	0.61	$6.17 million	($1.02)	-8.82

Synchronoss Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than SurgePays. Synchronoss Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SurgePays, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares SurgePays and Synchronoss Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SurgePays	-64.91%	N/A	-310.16%
Synchronoss Technologies	-5.69%	24.44%	3.59%

Risk & Volatility

SurgePays has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synchronoss Technologies has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for SurgePays and Synchronoss Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SurgePays	2	0	1	0	1.67
Synchronoss Technologies	1	2	0	0	1.67

SurgePays presently has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 510.93%. Given SurgePays’ higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe SurgePays is more favorable than Synchronoss Technologies.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

6.9% of SurgePays shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.7% of Synchronoss Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 29.1% of SurgePays shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of Synchronoss Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Synchronoss Technologies beats SurgePays on 9 of the 13 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 Synchronoss Technologies

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. provides cloud, messaging, digital, and network management solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers Synchronoss Personal Cloud platform that allows customers' subscribers to backup and protect, engage with, and manage their personal content. It also provides Synchronoss' Messaging platform comprising advanced messaging platform and email suites; and OnboardX products, including mobile content transfer solution that offers wireless transfer of content from one mobile smart device to another in a carrier retail location or at home/work, etc., as well as out of box experience solution, a device setup solution that assists customers in setting up the features of new device, such as Wi-Fi, email, social network accounts and voicemail, prompting restoration of content, and enrollment in a cloud service. In addition, the company provides NetworkX products comprising spatialNX, an enterprise-wide access to network information, including physical location, specifications, attributes, connectivity, and capacity for every plant asset; ConnectNX, a system that eliminates manual handling of service orders and manages the full order lifecycle between customer and supplier through automation and rules-based validation; and ExpenseNX, a financial analytics platform. Further, it offers professional services, such as consulting, installation and deployment, configuration, systems integration, and support services; and software development and customization services. The company markets and sells its services through direct sales force and strategic partners. Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey.