Reviewing LiveWorld (OTCMKTS:LVWD) & Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX)

LiveWorld (OTCMKTS:LVWD) and Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares LiveWorld and Tucows”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LiveWorld	$11.14 million	0.47	$330,000.00	N/A	N/A
Tucows	$390.30 million	0.45	-$75.82 million	($6.84)	-2.31

LiveWorld has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tucows.

Profitability

This table compares LiveWorld and Tucows’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LiveWorld	2.92%	6.26%	3.57%
Tucows	-19.43%	N/A	-8.90%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

73.6% of Tucows shares are held by institutional investors. 16.3% of LiveWorld shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Tucows shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

LiveWorld has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tucows has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for LiveWorld and Tucows, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LiveWorld	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tucows	1	0	0	0	1.00

Summary

LiveWorld beats Tucows on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LiveWorld

LiveWorld, Inc., a digital agency and software company, provides social media and technology solutions for pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and financial-travel service industries. It offers consulting, strategy, and creative solutions with human agents for moderation, engagement, customer care, and adverse events management, as well as conversation management software, and chatbots for digital campaigns and social media programs. The company was formerly known as Talk City, Inc. and changed its name to Liveworld, Inc. in May 2001. Liveworld, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.

About Tucows

Tucows Inc. provides network access, domain name registration, email, mobile telephony, and other Internet services in North America and Europe. It operates in three segments: Ting, Wavelo and Tucows Domains. The Ting segment provides fiber and fixed wireless internet services. The Wavelo segment offers individual developer tools, subscription, billing management, network orchestration, and provisioning services. This segment also provides billing solutions under Platypus brand. The Tucows Domains segment offers name registration, as well as value added services under OpenSRS, eNom, Ascio, EPAG, and Hover brands. The company was formerly known as Infonautics, Inc. and changed its name to Tucows Inc. in August 2001. Tucows Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.