Financial Contrast: Collective Audience (NASDAQ:CAUD) versus GBT Technologies (OTCMKTS:GTCH)

Collective Audience (NASDAQ:CAUD) and GBT Technologies (OTCMKTS:GTCH) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Collective Audience and GBT Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Collective Audience	0	0	0	0	N/A
GBT Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Collective Audience has a beta of -1.46, meaning that its stock price is 246% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GBT Technologies has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Collective Audience and GBT Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Collective Audience	N/A	N/A	N/A
GBT Technologies	N/A	-21.88%	5,060.84%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

60.8% of Collective Audience shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.0% of Collective Audience shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 67.9% of GBT Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Collective Audience and GBT Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Collective Audience	$12.14 million	0.90	-$4.57 million	N/A	N/A
GBT Technologies	$1.20 billion	0.00	-$17.76 million	N/A	N/A

Collective Audience has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GBT Technologies.

About Collective Audience

Collective Audience, Inc. provides e-commerce and digital consumer acquisition solutions in the United States. Its digital marketing business enables brands and agencies to advertise across digital media and connected TV platforms. The company is headquartered in New York, New York. Collective Audience, Inc. is a subsidiary of Logiq, Inc.

About GBT Technologies

GBT Technologies Inc. develops Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) enabled networking and tracking technologies. The company's technologies include wireless mesh network technology platform and fixed solutions. It also develops intelligent human body vitals devices, asset-tracking IoT, and wireless mesh networks. The company also offers IT consulting services; and sells electronic products. The company was formerly known as Gopher Protocol Inc. and changed its name to GBT Technologies Inc. in August 2019. GBT Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Santa Monica, California.