Financial Survey: Canna-Global Acquisition (NASDAQ:CNGL) vs. NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT)

NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) and Canna-Global Acquisition (NASDAQ:CNGL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares NetScout Systems and Canna-Global Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NetScout Systems	-14.21%	4.57%	3.38%
Canna-Global Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

NetScout Systems has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canna-Global Acquisition has a beta of 0.01, meaning that its share price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for NetScout Systems and Canna-Global Acquisition, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NetScout Systems	0	1	0	0	2.00
Canna-Global Acquisition	0	0	0	0	N/A

NetScout Systems currently has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.71%. Given NetScout Systems’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NetScout Systems is more favorable than Canna-Global Acquisition.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

91.6% of NetScout Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.6% of Canna-Global Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of NetScout Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 72.1% of Canna-Global Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares NetScout Systems and Canna-Global Acquisition’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NetScout Systems	$914.53 million	1.58	$59.65 million	($1.69)	-12.02
Canna-Global Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

NetScout Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Canna-Global Acquisition.

Summary

NetScout Systems beats Canna-Global Acquisition on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NetScout Systems

NetScout Systems, Inc. provides service assurance and cybersecurity solutions for protect digital business services against disruptions in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company offers nGeniusONE management software that enables customers to predict, preempt, and resolve network and service delivery problems, as well as facilitate the optimization and capacity planning of their network infrastructures; and specialized platforms and analytic modules that enable its customers to analyze and troubleshoot traffic in radio access and Wi-Fi networks. It also provides nGeniusPULSE, an active testing tool that enables enterprises to identify infrastructure performance issues and determine application availability, reliability, and performance; and nGenius Business Analytics solution, which enables service providers to analyze their network traffic. In addition, the company offers ISNG, an advanced passive network probe; packet flow systems that deliver targeted network traffic access to various monitoring and security tools and systems; and a suite of test access points that enable non-disruptive access to network traffic. Further, it provides cybersecurity solutions to protect their networks against distributed denial of service attacks under the Arbor brand, such as Arbor Sightline, Arbor Threat Mitigation System, Arbor Insight, Arbor Edge Defense, and Arbor Cloud. Additionally, the company offers advanced threat detection solutions, such as Omnis Cyber Investigator. It serves enterprise customers in various industries, including financial services, technology, manufacturing, healthcare, utilities, education, transportation, and retail; mobile operators, wireline operators, cable operators, Internet service providers, and cloud providers; and governmental agencies through a direct sales force, and indirect reseller and distribution channels. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.

About Canna-Global Acquisition

Canna-Global Acquisition Corp does not have significant operations. It intends to acquire and engage in a share exchange, share reconstruction and amalgamation with, purchasing all or substantially all the assets of, entering into contractual arrangements with, or in any other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. It focuses on identify and acquiring a business in the cannabis industry. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Marina Del Rey, California.