Analyzing Towerstream (OTCMKTS:TWER) and KORE Group (NYSE:KORE)

Towerstream (OTCMKTS:TWER) and KORE Group (NYSE:KORE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

57.5% of KORE Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Towerstream shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.6% of KORE Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Towerstream has a beta of -440.67, indicating that its stock price is 44,167% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KORE Group has a beta of 2.5, indicating that its stock price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Towerstream and KORE Group’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Towerstream	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KORE Group	$276.61 million	0.47	-$167.04 million	($1.88)	-0.82

Towerstream has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KORE Group.

Profitability

This table compares Towerstream and KORE Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Towerstream	N/A	N/A	N/A
KORE Group	-57.97%	-123.65%	-14.99%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Towerstream and KORE Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Towerstream	0	0	0	0	N/A
KORE Group	0	2	3	0	2.60

KORE Group has a consensus target price of $14.70, indicating a potential upside of 848.39%. Given KORE Group’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe KORE Group is more favorable than Towerstream.

Summary

KORE Group beats Towerstream on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Towerstream

Towerstream Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides fixed wireless broadband services over a wireless network transmitting over regulated and unregulated radio spectrum to commercial customers in the United States. Its wireless broadband service supports bandwidth on demand, wireless redundancy, virtual private networks, disaster recovery, bundled data, and video services. The company also offers business class Internet services, such as single tenant service that delivers fixed wireless broadband to a single client through a radio receiver/transmitter on the client's building dedicated solely to that client; and on-net services to connect building at once and at a cost similar for one high bandwidth customer requiring point-to-point equipment. In addition, it provides temporary Internet solutions to provide solutions for a client's short-term connection requirements in locations where fiber, copper, and cable infrastructure does not exist or is cost prohibitive. Further, the company offers wholesale Internet services to deliver dedicated Internet access and point-to-point transport solutions with bandwidth options from 5Mbps to 10mbps through fixed wireless network. It serves business customers in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Miami, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Philadelphia, Las Vegas-Reno, and Providence-Newport. The company offers its services through direct sales force. Towerstream Corporation was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Middletown, Rhode Island.

About KORE Group

KORE Group Holdings, Inc. provides Internet of Things (IoT) services and solutions worldwide. It offers connectivity and location-based services, device solutions, and managed and professional services that are used in the development and support of IoT technology for the business market. The company's products include IoT connectivity-as-a-service; connectivity enablement-as-a-service; device management services; and security location based services. It serves customers in healthcare, fleet and vehicle management, asset management, communication services, and industrial/manufacturing sectors. KORE Group Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.