VerticalScope (FORA) Competitors

VerticalScope (TSE:FORA) and Tucows (TSE:TC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, FORA or TC?

VerticalScope has a beta of -0.02, meaning that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tucows has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FORA or TC?

VerticalScope currently has a consensus target price of C$10.45, indicating a potential upside of 155.50%. Given VerticalScope's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe VerticalScope is more favorable than Tucows.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VerticalScope	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Tucows	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FORA or TC?

7.2% of VerticalScope shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of Tucows shares are held by institutional investors. 37.1% of VerticalScope shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Tucows shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer FORA or TC?

In the previous week, Tucows had 1 more articles in the media than VerticalScope. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Tucows and 0 mentions for VerticalScope. VerticalScope's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Tucows'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VerticalScope	Neutral
Tucows	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FORA or TC?

VerticalScope has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tucows. Tucows is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VerticalScope, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VerticalScope	C$49.94M	1.29	C$2.02M	C$0.18	23.03
Tucows	C$251.54M	0.90	-C$64.10M	-C$11.78	-2.49

Is FORA or TC more profitable?

VerticalScope has a net margin of 4.06% compared to Tucows' net margin of -25.48%. Tucows' return on equity of 393.70% beat VerticalScope's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VerticalScope	4.06%	3.38%	2.90%
Tucows	-25.48%	393.70%	-4.34%

Summary

VerticalScope beats Tucows on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.