Contrasting SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG) and Telekom Austria (OTCMKTS:TKAGY)

SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG) and Telekom Austria (OTCMKTS:TKAGY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for SurgePays and Telekom Austria, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SurgePays	0	1	1	0	2.50
Telekom Austria	0	0	0	0	0.00

SurgePays currently has a consensus target price of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 441.40%. Given SurgePays’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe SurgePays is more favorable than Telekom Austria.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.9% of SurgePays shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.4% of SurgePays shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares SurgePays and Telekom Austria’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SurgePays	-27.39%	-55.63%	-43.61%
Telekom Austria	12.64%	18.82%	7.24%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SurgePays and Telekom Austria”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SurgePays	$83.60 million	0.38	$20.62 million	($1.13)	-1.39
Telekom Austria	$5.27 billion	0.96	$668.10 million	$2.12	7.21

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

Risk and Volatility

SurgePays has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telekom Austria has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Telekom Austria beats SurgePays on 8 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 Telekom Austria

Telekom Austria AG is a holding company, which engages in the provision of telecommunications and multimedia services. It operates through the following geographical segments: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Belarus, Slovenia, Serbia, North Macedonia, and Corporate and Other. Its products include voice, mobile, satellite, data, and roaming. The company was founded in July 1998 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.