Analyzing CloudCommerce (CLWD) and Its Peers

CloudCommerce (OTCMKTS:CLWD) is one of 29 publicly-traded companies in the “Miscellaneous Retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare CloudCommerce to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of CloudCommerce shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of shares of all “Miscellaneous Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.3% of CloudCommerce shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.2% of shares of all “Miscellaneous Retail” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares CloudCommerce and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CloudCommerce	-142.97%	N/A	-397.89%
CloudCommerce Competitors	-22.15%	-42.09%	-4.34%

Volatility and Risk

CloudCommerce has a beta of -3.04, indicating that its share price is 404% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CloudCommerce’s rivals have a beta of 1.09, indicating that their average share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for CloudCommerce and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CloudCommerce	0	0	0	0	N/A
CloudCommerce Competitors	120	539	459	6	2.31

As a group, “Miscellaneous Retail” companies have a potential downside of 0.20%. Given CloudCommerce’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CloudCommerce has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CloudCommerce and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CloudCommerce	$9.74 million	-$1.27 million	-0.47
CloudCommerce Competitors	$1.94 billion	$32.37 million	10.81

CloudCommerce’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than CloudCommerce. CloudCommerce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

CloudCommerce rivals beat CloudCommerce on 9 of the 10 factors compared.

CloudCommerce Company Profile

CloudCommerce, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud-driven electronic and mobile commerce solutions. It provides digital advertising solutions. The firm’s services include Data Propria-Data Analytics, Parscale Digital-Digital Marketing, Giles Design BureauBranding and Creative Services, WebTegrity-Development and Managed Infrastructure Support. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.