Pazoo (OTCMKTS:PZOO) versus Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) Head-To-Head Review

Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) and Pazoo (OTCMKTS:PZOO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

73.6% of Tucows shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Tucows shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Pazoo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Tucows and Pazoo, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tucows	1	0	0	0	1.00
Pazoo	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Pazoo’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pazoo is more favorable than Tucows.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Tucows and Pazoo”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tucows	$384.73 million	0.58	-$109.86 million	($8.97)	-2.24
Pazoo	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Pazoo has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tucows.

Volatility & Risk

Tucows has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pazoo has a beta of -0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Tucows and Pazoo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tucows	-25.99%	N/A	-9.05%
Pazoo	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Tucows beats Pazoo on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tucows

Tucows Inc. provides network access, domain name registration, email, mobile telephony, and other Internet services in North America and Europe. It operates in 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, as well as 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.

About Pazoo

Pazoo, Inc. operates as a health and wellness company. It offers laboratory testing services for marijuana. Pazoo, Inc.was formerly known as IUCSS, Inc. and changed its name to Pazoo, Inc. in May 2011. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey.