SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG) and MTN Group (OTCMKTS:MTNOY) Head to Head Contrast
by Scott Moore · The Cerbat GemMTN Group (OTCMKTS:MTNOY – Get Free Report) and SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares MTN Group and SurgePays”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| MTN Group | $12.69 billion | 1.73 | $1.13 billion | N/A | N/A |
| SurgePays | $56.96 million | 0.12 | -$36.07 million | ($1.53) | -0.18 |
MTN Group has higher revenue and earnings than SurgePays.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
6.9% of SurgePays shares are held by institutional investors. 29.1% of SurgePays shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for MTN Group and SurgePays, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| MTN Group | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| SurgePays | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
SurgePays has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1,141.13%. Given SurgePays’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SurgePays is more favorable than MTN Group.
Profitability
This table compares MTN Group and SurgePays’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| MTN Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SurgePays | -64.91% | N/A | -310.16% |
Risk & Volatility
MTN Group has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SurgePays has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
MTN Group beats SurgePays on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About MTN Group
MTN Group Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides mobile telecommunications services in South Africa, Nigeria, East Africa, West and Central Africa, and the Middle East and North Africa. The company offers data, voice and SMS, digital and fintech, interconnect, and roaming services, as well as sells mobile devices. It also provides network as a service, including subsea cables that offers international connectivity services; terrestrial and metro fiber networks; data centers and cable landing stations; and FTTx, towers, and radio access networks. The company also offers digital financial services, such as access payments, e-commerce, insurance, and lending and remittance services; enterprise services comprising manage networks, unified and cloud communication, security as a service, and Internet of Things; and API products and services for telecommunications, health, government, financial services, entertainment, and other sectors. MTN Group Limited was incorporated in 1994 and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
About SurgePays
SurgePays, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a financial technology and telecom company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Mobile Virtual Network Operators, Comprehensive Platform Services, and Lead Generation. The company offers subsidized and non-subsidized mobile virtual network operators for internet connectivity through mobile broadband services to consumers; ACH banking relationships and fintech transactions platform to convenience stores; wireless top-up transactions and wireless product aggregation; and lead generation and case management solutions primarily to law firms in the mass tort industry, as well as call center activities. SurgePays, Inc. is headquartered in Bartlett, Tennessee.