Critical Analysis: CrowdGather (OTCMKTS:CRWG) and TELUS International (Cda) (NYSE:TIXT)

TELUS International (Cda) (NYSE:TIXT) and CrowdGather (OTCMKTS:CRWG) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

59.5% of TELUS International (Cda) shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of TELUS International (Cda) shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.4% of CrowdGather shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for TELUS International (Cda) and CrowdGather, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TELUS International (Cda)	2	13	1	0	1.94
CrowdGather	0	0	0	0	0.00

TELUS International (Cda) currently has a consensus target price of $7.37, suggesting a potential upside of 130.17%. Given TELUS International (Cda)’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe TELUS International (Cda) is more favorable than CrowdGather.

Profitability

This table compares TELUS International (Cda) and CrowdGather’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TELUS International (Cda)	1.17%	9.67%	4.17%
CrowdGather	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

TELUS International (Cda) has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrowdGather has a beta of -1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 224% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares TELUS International (Cda) and CrowdGather”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TELUS International (Cda)	$2.66 billion	0.33	$54.00 million	($0.05)	-64.00
CrowdGather	N/A	N/A	$1.43 million	N/A	N/A

TELUS International (Cda) has higher revenue and earnings than CrowdGather.

Summary

TELUS International (Cda) beats CrowdGather on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TELUS International (Cda)

TELUS International (Cda) Inc. design, builds, and delivers digital solutions for customer experience (CX) in the Asia-Pacific, the Central America, Europe, Africa, North America, and internationally. The company provides digital experience solutions, such as AI and bots, omnichannel CX, enterprise mobility solutions, cloud contact center, big data analytics, platform transformation, and UX/UI design; and customer experience solutions, including work anywhere/work from home, contact center outsourcing, technical support, sales growth and customer retention, healthcare/patient experience, and debt collection. It also offers IT lifecycle services comprising cloud platform solutions, managed IT services, application development and management, quality assurance and testing, system operations, IT service desk, internet of things, engineering solutions, and enterprise platform services; advisory services consists of digital strategy, CX process consulting, data and customer analytics, workforce management, learning excellence solutions, and business and process transformation; back office and automation solutions, such as robotic process automation, talent acquisition, finance and accounting, and supply chain management; and trust, safety, and security services, including content moderation and social media community management, and fraud prevention and detection. In addition, the company provides AI data solutions comprising data collection and creation, data annotation, data validation and relevance, and linguistic annotation for video, audio, text, image, and geographical data, as well as 3D sensor fusion. It serves technology and gaming, communications and media, ecommerce, financial services and financial technology, healthcare, travel and hospitality, and automotive industries. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. TELUS International (Cda) Inc. operates as a subsidiary of TELUS Communications Inc.

About CrowdGather

CrowdGather, Inc., a social networking Internet company, develops and hosts forum based Websites primarily in the United States. It monetizes a network of online forums and message boards designed to engage, provide information to, and build community around users. The company's forum community connects a network of people sharing their questions, expertise, and experiences. It also provides targeted advertising and marketing services for online customers. The company's portfolio includes approximately 350 domain names and 70 Web properties at various stages of development. CrowdGather, Inc. is headquartered in Calabasas, California.