Tucows (TCX) Competitors

Fiverr International (NYSE:FVRR) and Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, FVRR or TCX?

Fiverr International has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tucows has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate FVRR or TCX?

Fiverr International currently has a consensus target price of $36.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.84%. Given Fiverr International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Fiverr International is more favorable than Tucows.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fiverr International	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Tucows	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FVRR or TCX?

59.0% of Fiverr International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.6% of Tucows shares are held by institutional investors. 15.9% of Fiverr International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Tucows shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor FVRR or TCX?

In the previous week, Tucows had 3 more articles in the media than Fiverr International. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Tucows and 6 mentions for Fiverr International. Fiverr International's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Tucows' score of 0.56 indicating that Fiverr International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fiverr International	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tucows	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FVRR or TCX more profitable?

Fiverr International has a net margin of 4.51% compared to Tucows' net margin of -27.43%. Fiverr International's return on equity of 10.28% beat Tucows' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fiverr International	4.51%	10.28%	3.39%
Tucows	-27.43%	N/A	-9.39%

Which has better earnings and valuation, FVRR or TCX?

Fiverr International has higher revenue and earnings than Tucows. Tucows is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fiverr International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fiverr International	$405.14M	2.31	$18.25M	$0.47	55.57
Tucows	$362.27M	0.69	-$109.86M	-$9.21	-2.44

Summary

Fiverr International beats Tucows on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.