Comparing CloudCommerce (CLWD) and The Competition

CloudCommerce (OTCMKTS:CLWD) is one of 28 public companies in the “Miscellaneous Retail” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare CloudCommerce to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of CloudCommerce shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of shares of all “Miscellaneous Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.3% of CloudCommerce shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.2% of shares of all “Miscellaneous Retail” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for CloudCommerce and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CloudCommerce	0	0	0	0	N/A
CloudCommerce Competitors	120	539	459	6	2.31

As a group, “Miscellaneous Retail” companies have a potential upside of 0.99%. Given CloudCommerce’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CloudCommerce has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares CloudCommerce and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CloudCommerce	-142.97%	N/A	-397.89%
CloudCommerce Competitors	-22.15%	-42.09%	-4.34%

Volatility and Risk

CloudCommerce has a beta of -3.04, suggesting that its share price is 404% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CloudCommerce’s rivals have a beta of 1.14, suggesting that their average share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CloudCommerce and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CloudCommerce	$9.74 million	-$1.27 million	-0.60
CloudCommerce Competitors	$1.94 billion	$32.37 million	9.69

CloudCommerce’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than CloudCommerce. CloudCommerce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

CloudCommerce rivals beat CloudCommerce on 9 of the 10 factors compared.

CloudCommerce Company Profile

CloudCommerce, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud-driven electronic and mobile commerce solutions. It provides digital advertising solutions. The firm’s services include Data Propria-Data Analytics, Parscale Digital-Digital Marketing, Giles Design BureauBranding and Creative Services, WebTegrity-Development and Managed Infrastructure Support. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.