Comparing Towerstream (OTCMKTS:TWER) & KORE Group (NYSE:KORE)

KORE Group (NYSE:KORE) and Towerstream (OTCMKTS:TWER) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares KORE Group and Towerstream’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KORE Group	$276.61 million	0.09	-$167.04 million	($9.40)	-0.16
Towerstream	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Towerstream has lower revenue, but higher earnings than KORE Group.

Risk & Volatility

KORE Group has a beta of 2.5, meaning that its stock price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Towerstream has a beta of -392.22, meaning that its stock price is 39,322% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares KORE Group and Towerstream’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KORE Group	-57.97%	-123.65%	-14.99%
Towerstream	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

57.5% of KORE Group shares are held by institutional investors. 30.6% of KORE Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Towerstream shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for KORE Group and Towerstream, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KORE Group	0	2	3	0	2.60
Towerstream	0	0	0	0	N/A

KORE Group presently has a consensus price target of $14.70, suggesting a potential upside of 854.55%. Given KORE Group’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe KORE Group is more favorable than Towerstream.

Summary

KORE Group beats Towerstream on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About KORE Group

KORE Group Holdings, Inc. provides Internet of Things (IoT) services and solutions worldwide. It offers connectivity and location-based services, device solutions, and managed and professional services that are used in the development and support of IoT technology for the business market. The company's products include IoT connectivity-as-a-service; connectivity enablement-as-a-service; device management services; and security location based services. It serves customers in healthcare, fleet and vehicle management, asset management, communication services, and industrial/manufacturing sectors. KORE Group Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Towerstream

Towerstream Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides fixed wireless broadband services over a wireless network transmitting over regulated and unregulated radio spectrum to commercial customers in the United States. Its wireless broadband service supports bandwidth on demand, wireless redundancy, virtual private networks, disaster recovery, bundled data, and video services. The company also offers business class Internet services, such as single tenant service that delivers fixed wireless broadband to a single client through a radio receiver/transmitter on the client's building dedicated solely to that client; and on-net services to connect building at once and at a cost similar for one high bandwidth customer requiring point-to-point equipment. In addition, it provides temporary Internet solutions to provide solutions for a client's short-term connection requirements in locations where fiber, copper, and cable infrastructure does not exist or is cost prohibitive. Further, the company offers wholesale Internet services to deliver dedicated Internet access and point-to-point transport solutions with bandwidth options from 5Mbps to 10mbps through fixed wireless network. It serves business customers in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Miami, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Philadelphia, Las Vegas-Reno, and Providence-Newport. The company offers its services through direct sales force. Towerstream Corporation was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Middletown, Rhode Island.