SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG – Get Free Report) and Rekor Systems (NASDAQ:REKR – Get Free Report) 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 institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk and valuation.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares SurgePays and Rekor Systems”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SurgePays | $50.37 million | 0.81 | -$45.73 million | ($2.14) | -0.91 |
| Rekor Systems | $46.03 million | 4.62 | -$61.41 million | ($0.42) | -4.00 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for SurgePays and Rekor Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SurgePays | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Rekor Systems | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
SurgePays presently has a consensus price target of $9.75, indicating a potential upside of 402.58%. Given SurgePays’ higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe SurgePays is more favorable than Rekor Systems.
Profitability
This table compares SurgePays and Rekor Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SurgePays | -83.42% | -967.32% | -232.66% |
| Rekor Systems | -89.82% | -126.37% | -54.48% |
Volatility & Risk
SurgePays has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rekor Systems has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
6.9% of SurgePays shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Rekor Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 30.5% of SurgePays shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Rekor Systems shares are held by company 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.
About SurgePays
SurgePays, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a financial technology and telecom company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Mobile Virtual Network Operators, Comprehensive Platform Services, and Lead Generation. The company offers subsidized and non-subsidized mobile virtual network operators for internet connectivity through mobile broadband services to consumers; ACH banking relationships and fintech transactions platform to convenience stores; wireless top-up transactions and wireless product aggregation; and lead generation and case management solutions primarily to law firms in the mass tort industry, as well as call center activities. SurgePays, Inc. is headquartered in Bartlett, Tennessee.
About Rekor Systems
Rekor Systems, Inc., a technology company, provides infrastructure solutions for transportation, public safety, and urban mobility markets in the United States and internationally. The company's platforms include Rekor One, an AI-powered roadway intelligence platform; Rekor Command, a comprehensive cross-agency platform that offers various applications for traffic management centers, freeway service patrol, first responders, and maintenance crews; Rekor Discover, a platform that ingests data from its hardware and automates comprehensive analytics and actionable insights about the movement of objects across the roadway; and Rekor Scout platform, which automates previously manual processes with collaborative solutions that keep all stakeholders apprised of developing situations and accelerate reaction times to incidents and offenders. It also offers Rekor AutoNotice, a cloud-based financial management application that delivers a turnkey information and citation management solution for cities, states, and municipalities for primary and secondary offenses; and Rekor CarCheck, which allows its AI based vehicle and license plate recognition technology to be accessed for a range of commercial applications. In addition, the company offers Rekor Edge Max System, a fixed traffic data collection system that captures and transforms roadway data into holistic traffic insights; Rekor Edge Pro, a vehicle recognition solution that is used on a standalone basis or integrated into a network; and Rekor Edge Flex, a portable data collection system. Further, it provides traffic services, including traditional traffic studies, which delivers data and insights for planning and management of roadway infrastructure and commercial initiatives; innovative AI-driven traffic studies for traffic management; and traffic engineering services. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland.
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