Glory Star New Media Group (NASDAQ:GSMG – Get Rating) and Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Glory Star New Media Group and Tucows’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Glory Star New Media Group | $157.08 million | 0.25 | $26.89 million | N/A | N/A |
| Tucows | $321.14 million | 0.75 | -$27.57 million | ($2.56) | -8.64 |
Glory Star New Media Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tucows.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Glory Star New Media Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tucows | -8.59% | -25.60% | -4.47% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
10.9% of Glory Star New Media Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of Tucows shares are held by institutional investors. 41.7% of Glory Star New Media Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Tucows shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility and Risk
Glory Star New Media Group has a beta of -0.3, suggesting that its share price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tucows has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Glory Star New Media Group and Tucows, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Glory Star New Media Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Tucows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Summary
Glory Star New Media Group beats Tucows on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Glory Star New Media Group
Glory Star New Media Group Holdings Ltd. engages in the provision of advertisement and content production services. It operates through the Cheers APP Internet Business and Traditional Media Business segments. The Cheers APP Internet Business segment generates advertising revenue from broadcasting IP short videos, live streaming, and APP advertising through the Cheers APP; and service revenue from Cheers E-mall marketplace. The Traditional Media Business segment mainly contributes to the advertising revenue from the Cheers TV-series, copyright revenue, customized content production revenue, and others. The company was founded on February 5, 2018 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.
About Tucows
Tucows, Inc. is an Internet services company. The firm engages in the provision of domain names, email and other internet services. It operates through the following segments: The Mobile Services, The Fiber Internet Services, and Domain Services. The Mobile segment will contain Mobile Services Enabler (“”MSE””) and professional services product offerings, as well as the retail sale of mobile phones and retail telephony services. The Fiber Internet Services segment will contain the operating results of retail Internet access operations. The Domain Services segment includes wholesale and retail domain name registration services, value added services, and portfolio services derived through OpenSRS, eNom, Ascio, and Hover brands. The company was founded in November 1992 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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