Head-To-Head Contrast: Surge Component (OTCMKTS:SPRS) versus ICZOOM Group (NASDAQ:IZM)

ICZOOM Group (NASDAQ:IZM) and Surge Component (OTCMKTS:SPRS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

ICZOOM Group has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Surge Component has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for ICZOOM Group and Surge Component, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ICZOOM Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Surge Component	0	0	0	0	0.00

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ICZOOM Group and Surge Component”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ICZOOM Group	$187.05 million	0.07	$1.19 million	N/A	N/A
Surge Component	$31.21 million	0.61	$830,000.00	$0.15	21.87

ICZOOM Group has higher revenue and earnings than Surge Component.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.3% of ICZOOM Group shares are held by institutional investors. 53.0% of Surge Component shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares ICZOOM Group and Surge Component’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ICZOOM Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Surge Component	2.56%	4.49%	3.47%

About ICZOOM Group

ICZOOM Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, sells electronic component products to customers in Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China. The company provides semiconductor products, including various integrated circuit, discretes, passive components, and optoelectronics; and equipment, tools, and other electronic component products comprising various electromechanical, maintenance, repair and operations, and various design tools. Its products are used by small and medium-sized enterprises in the consumer electronic industry, Internet of Things, automotive electronics, and industry control segment. The company sells its products through its online platform. It also offers customs clearance, temporary warehousing, logistic, and shipping services. The company was formerly known as Horizon Business Intelligence Co., Limited and changed its name to ICZOOM Group Inc. in May 2018. ICZOOM Group Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, the People's Republic of China.

About Surge Component

Surge Components, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, supplies electronic products and components. It offers capacitors, which are electrical energy storage devices; and discrete semiconductor components, such as rectifiers, transistors, diodes, circuit protection devices, and audible components comprising audible transducers, Piezo buzzers, speakers, and microphones. The company also provides resonators, alarms, chimes, filters, and discriminators, as well as fuses, printed circuit boards, and switches. Its products are used in the electronic circuitry of various industries, including automotive, computer, communications, cellular telephones, consumer electronics, garage door openers, security equipment, audio equipment, telecom products, computer related products, power supply products, utility meters, and household appliances. The company sells its products to original equipment manufacturers and distributors through independent sales representatives or organizations in Canada, China, other Asian countries, South America, and Europe. Surge Components, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Deer Park, New York.