Head-To-Head Contrast: UMeWorld (OTCMKTS:UMEWF) vs. Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX)

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

Analyst Ratings

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

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

73.6% of Tucows shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Tucows shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of UMeWorld 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

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

Profitability

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

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

Earnings & Valuation

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

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

UMeWorld has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tucows.

Summary

Tucows beats UMeWorld 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 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.