Analyzing Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. (NASDAQ:LYT) and Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX)

Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) and Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. (NASDAQ:LYT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Tucows and Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tucows	$350.81 million	0.66	-$96.20 million	($9.51)	-2.21
Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.	$21.36 million	0.06	$290,000.00	N/A	N/A

Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tucows.

Profitability

This table compares Tucows and Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tucows	-26.01%	-490.14%	-11.58%
Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Tucows and Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV., as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tucows	0	0	0	0	N/A
Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.	0	0	0	0	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

73.6% of Tucows shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Tucows shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 84.9% of Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Tucows has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. beats Tucows on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tucows

Tucows Inc. provides network access, domain name registration, email, mobile telephony, and other Internet services in North America and Europe. It operates in three segments: Ting, Wavelo and Tucows Domains. The Ting segment provides fiber and fixed wireless internet services. The Wavelo segment offers individual developer tools, subscription, billing management, network orchestration, and provisioning services. This segment also provides billing solutions under Platypus brand. The Tucows Domains segment offers name registration, as well as value added services under OpenSRS, eNom, Ascio, EPAG, and Hover brands. The company was formerly known as Infonautics, Inc. and changed its name to Tucows Inc. in August 2001. Tucows Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.

Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. Ltd. operates as a platform services company in India. The company engages in the distribution of linear content streaming/telecasting services; and development of telemedicine products. Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. Ltd. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.