SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG – Get Free Report) and Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares SurgePays and Lumen Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SurgePays | -27.39% | -55.63% | -43.61% |
| Lumen Technologies | -16.06% | -49.74% | -0.64% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for SurgePays and Lumen Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SurgePays | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Lumen Technologies | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.63 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares SurgePays and Lumen Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SurgePays | $137.14 million | 0.26 | $20.62 million | ($1.13) | -1.59 |
| Lumen Technologies | $14.56 billion | 0.55 | -$10.30 billion | ($2.17) | -3.63 |
SurgePays has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lumen Technologies. Lumen Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SurgePays, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
SurgePays has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lumen Technologies has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
6.9% of SurgePays shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.2% of Lumen Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 29.4% of SurgePays shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Lumen Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
About Lumen Technologies
Lumen Technologies, Inc., a facilities-based technology and communications company, provides various integrated products and services to business and residential customers in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Business and Mass Markets. It offers dark fiber, edge cloud services, internet protocol, managed security, software-defined wide area networks, secure access service edge, unified communications and collaboration, and optical wavelengths services; ethernet and VPN data networks services; and legacy services to manage cash flow, including time division multiplexing voice, private line, and other legacy services, as well as sells communication equipment, and IT solutions. The company also provides high speed and lower speed broadband service to residential and small business customers; local and long-distance voice services, professional services, and other ancillary services; and federal broadband and state support programs. It serves its products and services under the Lumen, Quantum Fiber, and CenturyLink brands. The company was formerly known as CenturyLink, Inc. and changed its name to Lumen Technologies, Inc. in September 2020. Lumen Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana.
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