Reviewing Near Intelligence (NASDAQ:NIR) & Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX)

Near Intelligence (NASDAQ:NIR) and Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Near Intelligence and Tucows’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Near Intelligence	N/A	N/A	-42.64%
Tucows	-22.17%	-71.93%	-8.45%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Near Intelligence and Tucows, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Near Intelligence	0	0	2	0	3.00
Tucows	0	0	0	0	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

14.8% of Near Intelligence shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.2% of Tucows shares are held by institutional investors. 28.3% of Near Intelligence shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Tucows shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Near Intelligence has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tucows has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Near Intelligence and Tucows’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Near Intelligence	$59.05 million	0.15	$5.03 million	N/A	N/A
Tucows	$322.37 million	0.67	-$27.57 million	($7.97)	-2.53

Near Intelligence has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tucows.

About Near Intelligence

Near Intelligence, Inc. operates as a cloud-based data intelligence platform in Australia, France, India, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and internationally. The company offers Allspark, a marketing intelligence product, which enables data-driven segmentation and activation for marketing intelligence; Pinnacle, an operational intelligence product that enables customers to focus on consumer behavior in and around places, such as restaurants, retail locations, and tourist attractions; and Vista, which enables marketing, consumer insights, and operational departments to use the same shared source of data intelligence. It also provides Engage, which focuses on the flighting and delivery of the campaign to the correct audience; and Compass that measures the effectiveness of the campaign. The company provide its services to retail, restaurants, automotive, real estate, media and technology, government, financial service, travel, and tourism. Near Intelligence, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California.

About Tucows

Tucows Inc. provides network access, domain name registration, email, mobile telephony, and other Internet services in Canada, the United States, and Europe. It operates through three segments: Ting, Wavelo and Tucows Domains. The Ting segment provides fiber and fixed wireless internet services. The Wavelo segment offers individual developer tools, subscription, billing management, network orchestration, and provisioning services. This segment also provides billing solutions under Platypus brand. The Tucows Domains segment offers name registration and value added services under OpenSRS, eNom, Ascio, EPAG and Hover brands. The company was formerly known as Infonautics, Inc. and changed its name to Tucows Inc. in August 2001. Tucows Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.