Contrasting Adit EdTech Acquisition (NYSE:ADEX) and Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX)

Adit EdTech Acquisition (NYSE:ADEX – Get Rating) and Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX – Get Rating) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Adit EdTech Acquisition and Tucows, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adit EdTech Acquisition	0	0	0	0	N/A
Tucows	0	0	0	0	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Adit EdTech Acquisition and Tucows’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Adit EdTech Acquisition	N/A	N/A	$4.83 million	N/A	N/A
Tucows	$321.14 million	1.04	-$27.57 million	($4.05)	-7.58

Adit EdTech Acquisition has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tucows.

Risk and Volatility

Adit EdTech Acquisition has a beta of 0.02, meaning that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tucows has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

76.3% of Adit EdTech Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of Tucows shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Adit EdTech Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Tucows shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Adit EdTech Acquisition and Tucows’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adit EdTech Acquisition	N/A	-20.12%	1.77%
Tucows	-13.61%	-44.15%	-6.75%

Summary

Adit EdTech Acquisition beats Tucows on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Adit EdTech Acquisition

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Adit EdTech Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York.

About Tucows

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Tucows, Inc. is an Internet services company. The firm engages in the provision of domain names, email and other internet services. It operates through the following segments: The Mobile Services, The Fiber Internet Services, and Domain Services. The Mobile segment will contain Mobile Services Enabler (“”MSE””) and professional services product offerings, as well as the retail sale of mobile phones and retail telephony services. The Fiber Internet Services segment will contain the operating results of retail Internet access operations. The Domain Services segment includes wholesale and retail domain name registration services, value added services, and portfolio services derived through OpenSRS, eNom, Ascio, and Hover brands. The company was founded in November 1992 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.