SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG – Get Free Report) and KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIY – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
Volatility and Risk
SurgePays has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KDDI has a beta of 0.05, meaning that its stock price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for SurgePays and KDDI, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SurgePays | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| KDDI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares SurgePays and KDDI”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SurgePays | $56.96 million | 0.11 | -$36.07 million | ($1.53) | -0.16 |
| KDDI | $40.34 billion | 1.78 | $4.67 billion | $1.26 | 14.21 |
KDDI has higher revenue and earnings than SurgePays. SurgePays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KDDI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares SurgePays and KDDI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SurgePays | -47.89% | N/A | -264.24% |
| KDDI | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
6.9% of SurgePays shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of KDDI shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.1% of SurgePays shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
KDDI beats SurgePays on 9 of the 14 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 KDDI
KDDI Corporation provides telecommunications services in Japan and internationally. It operates in two segments, Personal Services and Business Services. The Personal Services segment offers telecommunication services and other services such as finance, energy, and LX through its multi-brands au, UQ mobile, and povo. The Business Services segment offers smartphones and other devices, network and cloud services, and data center services to corporate customers under the TELEHOUSE brand. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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