Head to Head Survey: SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG) and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (OTCMKTS:NTTYY)

SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG) and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (OTCMKTS:NTTYY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares SurgePays and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SurgePays	$83.60 million	0.45	$20.62 million	($1.13)	-1.65
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone	$92.65 billion	0.96	$8.83 billion	$2.30	11.29

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone has higher revenue and earnings than SurgePays. SurgePays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.9% of SurgePays shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.4% of SurgePays shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

SurgePays has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for SurgePays and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SurgePays	0	1	1	0	2.50
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone	0	0	0	0	0.00

SurgePays currently has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 383.87%. Given SurgePays’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe SurgePays is more favorable than Nippon Telegraph and Telephone.

Profitability

This table compares SurgePays and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SurgePays	-27.39%	-55.63%	-43.61%
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone	8.56%	10.83%	4.00%

Summary

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone beats SurgePays on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SurgePays

SurgePays, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a financial technology and telecom company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Mobile Virtual Network Operators, Comprehensive Platform Services, and Lead Generation. The company offers subsidized and non-subsidized mobile virtual network operators for internet connectivity through mobile broadband services to consumers; ACH banking relationships and fintech transactions platform to convenience stores; wireless top-up transactions and wireless product aggregation; and lead generation and case management solutions primarily to law firms in the mass tort industry, as well as call center activities. SurgePays, Inc. is headquartered in Bartlett, Tennessee.

About Nippon Telegraph and Telephone

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation operates as a telecommunications company in Japan and internationally. It operates through Integrated ICT Business, Regional Communications Business, Global Solutions Business, and Others segments. The Integrated ICT Business segment offers mobile phone, domestic inter-prefectural communications, international communications, solutions, and system development and related services. The Regional Communications Business segment provides intra-prefectural communications and related ancillary services. The Global Solutions Business segment offers consulting, system and software development, network system, cloud, global data center, and related services. The Others segment engages in the real estate, energy, and other businesses. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.