Contrasting Phunware (NASDAQ:PHUN) & CISO Global (NASDAQ:CISO)

Phunware (NASDAQ:PHUN) and CISO Global (NASDAQ:CISO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

Phunware has a beta of 2.59, indicating that its stock price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CISO Global has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

7.6% of Phunware shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.1% of CISO Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Phunware shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of CISO Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Phunware and CISO Global, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phunware	1	1	0	0	1.50
CISO Global	1	0	0	0	1.00

Phunware presently has a consensus target price of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.76%. Given Phunware’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Phunware is more favorable than CISO Global.

Profitability

This table compares Phunware and CISO Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phunware	-451.68%	-11.19%	-10.01%
CISO Global	-16.69%	-32.61%	-17.19%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Phunware and CISO Global”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Phunware	$2.55 million	15.92	-$11.40 million	($0.55)	-3.61
CISO Global	$26.61 million	0.53	-$8.07 million	($0.24)	-1.30

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

Summary

CISO Global beats Phunware on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Phunware

Phunware, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated software platform that equips companies with the products, solutions, and services to engage, manage, and monetize their mobile application portfolios in the United States and internationally. The company's products and services include mobile software and application transaction solutions comprise integration of software development kit (SDK) licenses, which consists of analytics that offers data related to application use and engagement; content management that allows application administrators to create and manage app content in a cloud-based portal; alerts, notifications, and messaging, which enables brands to send messages; marketing automation that enables location-triggered messages and workflow; advertising; and location-based services, such as mapping, navigation, wayfinding, workflow, asset management, and policy enforcement. It is also involved in the integration of its SDK licenses into existing applications maintained by its customers, as well as custom application development and support services; and provision of cloud-based vertical solutions for healthcare, retail, sports, aviation, real estate, hospitality, education, and other applications, as well as application transactions, including re-occurring and one-time transactional media purchases for application discovery, user acquisition and audience building, audience engagement, and audience monetization. Phunware, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

About CISO Global

CISO Global Inc. operates as a cybersecurity and compliance company in the United States, Chile, and internationally. The company offers security managed services, including compliance, secured managed, and cyber defense operation services; culture education and enablement; tools and technology provisioning; data, privacy, regulations, and compliance monitoring; remote infrastructure administration; and antivirus and patch management services. It also provides cybersecurity professional services, such as incident response and digital forensics; security testing and training; cybersecurity consulting; compliance auditing; vulnerability assessment and penetration testing; and disaster recovery and data backup solutions. The company was formerly known as Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation and changed its name to CISO Global Inc. in May 2023. CISO Global Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.