Tucows (TC) Competitors

Tucows (TSE:TC) and Chorus Aviation (TSE:CHR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend TC or CHR?

Chorus Aviation has a consensus target price of C$12.88, indicating a potential downside of 36.79%. Given Chorus Aviation's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the media refer more to TC or CHR?

In the previous week, Chorus Aviation had 2 more articles in the media than Tucows. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Chorus Aviation and 1 mentions for Tucows. Tucows' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Chorus Aviation's score of 0.44 indicating that Tucows is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tucows	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chorus Aviation	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and 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	0.80	-C$64.10M	-C$11.78	-2.22
Chorus Aviation	C$218.98M	2.53	-C$16.59M	-C$0.61	-33.63

Which has more volatility & risk, TC or CHR?

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

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TC or CHR?

Chorus Aviation received 290 more outperform votes than Tucows when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.37% of users gave Chorus Aviation an outperform vote while only 61.60% of users gave Tucows an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tucows	Outperform Votes 77 61.60%	Underperform Votes 48 38.40%
Chorus Aviation	Outperform Votes 367 66.37%	Underperform Votes 186 33.63%

Summary

Chorus Aviation beats Tucows on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.