Tucows (TC) Competitors

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

Is TC or CHR more profitable?

Chorus Aviation has a net margin of -7.57% compared to Tucows' net margin of -25.48%. Tucows' return on equity of 393.70% beat Chorus Aviation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tucows	-25.48%	393.70%	-4.34%
Chorus Aviation	-7.57%	-11.70%	4.43%

Which has more risk & volatility, TC or CHR?

Tucows has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chorus Aviation has a beta of 2.14, meaning that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TC or CHR?

77.2% of Tucows shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.3% of Chorus Aviation shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Tucows shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Chorus Aviation shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer TC or CHR?

In the previous week, Chorus Aviation had 16 more articles in the media than Tucows. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Chorus Aviation and 0 mentions for Tucows. Chorus Aviation's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Tucows' score of 0.00 indicating that Chorus Aviation is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tucows	Neutral
Chorus Aviation	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TC or CHR?

Chorus Aviation has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tucows. Chorus Aviation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tucows, 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
Tucows	C$251.54M	0.81	-C$64.10M	-C$11.78	-2.23
Chorus Aviation	C$218.98M	2.54	-C$16.59M	-C$0.61	-33.76

Do analysts rate TC or CHR?

Chorus Aviation has a consensus target price of C$19.48, suggesting a potential downside of 4.77%. Given Chorus Aviation's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Chorus Aviation is more favorable than Tucows.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tucows	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Chorus Aviation	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

Chorus Aviation beats Tucows on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.