Contrasting Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) & UMeWorld (OTCMKTS:UMEWF)

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UMeWorld	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tucows	-25.75%	N/A	-8.36%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares UMeWorld and Tucows”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UMeWorld	N/A	N/A	-$260,000.00	N/A	N/A
Tucows	$362.27 million	0.68	-$109.86 million	($8.97)	-2.46

UMeWorld has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tucows.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for UMeWorld and Tucows, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Volatility and Risk

UMeWorld has a beta of -2.09, indicating that its share price is 309% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tucows has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

73.6% of Tucows shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of UMeWorld shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Tucows shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

About UMeWorld

UMeWorld Limited, an integrated edible oil company, engages in the production of diacylglycerol) oil, palm oil, and oil palm derivative products. The company was formerly known as AlphaRx, Inc. and changed its name to UMeWorld Limited in March 2013. UMeWorld Limited was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Miami, Florida.

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.