Financial Comparison: Slam (NASDAQ:SLAM) & KORE Group (NYSE:KORE)

Slam (NASDAQ:SLAM) and KORE Group (NYSE:KORE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

87.3% of Slam shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.5% of KORE Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Slam shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of KORE Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Slam	N/A	-13.21%	2.04%
KORE Group	-60.39%	-85.34%	-14.75%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Slam and KORE Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

KORE Group has a consensus price target of $2.94, suggesting a potential upside of 290.23%. Given KORE Group’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe KORE Group is more favorable than Slam.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Slam and KORE Group’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Slam	N/A	N/A	$4.59 million	N/A	N/A
KORE Group	$276.61 million	0.23	-$167.04 million	($1.93)	-0.39

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

Summary

Slam beats KORE Group on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Slam

Slam Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or related business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York.

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.