Head-To-Head Comparison: SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG) versus Tower One Wirls (OTCMKTS:TOWTF)

Tower One Wirls (OTCMKTS:TOWTF) and SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

6.9% of SurgePays shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.0% of Tower One Wirls shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.1% of SurgePays shares are owned 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Tower One Wirls and SurgePays, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tower One Wirls	0	0	0	0	0.00
SurgePays	1	1	1	0	2.00

SurgePays has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 2,007.16%. Given SurgePays’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SurgePays is more favorable than Tower One Wirls.

Volatility and Risk

Tower One Wirls has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SurgePays has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Tower One Wirls and SurgePays”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tower One Wirls	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.01)	N/A
SurgePays	$56.96 million	0.15	-$36.07 million	($1.53)	-0.11

Tower One Wirls has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SurgePays. SurgePays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tower One Wirls, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Tower One Wirls and SurgePays’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tower One Wirls	N/A	N/A	N/A
SurgePays	-47.89%	N/A	-274.37%

Summary

SurgePays beats Tower One Wirls on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tower One Wirls

Tower One Wireless Corp. owns, develops, and operates build-to-suit multitenant communications towers in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, the United States, and internationally. It primarily engages in the leasing of space on communications sites to mobile network operators. The company also provides tower-related services, including site acquisition, zoning and permitting, structural analysis, and construction. Tower One Wireless Corp. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia.

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.