Head to Head Survey: Old Market Capital (NASDAQ:OMCC) vs. Proxim Wireless (OTCMKTS:PRXM)

Old Market Capital (NASDAQ:OMCC) and Proxim Wireless (OTCMKTS:PRXM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

39.9% of Old Market Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.4% of Old Market Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Proxim Wireless shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Old Market Capital has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Proxim Wireless has a beta of 16.85, suggesting that its stock price is 1,585% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Old Market Capital and Proxim Wireless”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Old Market Capital	$13.09 million	2.49	-$5.15 million	($0.39)	-12.38
Proxim Wireless	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Proxim Wireless has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Old Market Capital.

Profitability

This table compares Old Market Capital and Proxim Wireless’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Old Market Capital	-21.79%	-7.01%	-4.78%
Proxim Wireless	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Old Market Capital and Proxim Wireless, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Old Market Capital	1	0	0	0	1.00
Proxim Wireless	0	0	0	0	0.00

About Old Market Capital

Old Market Capital Corporation provides broadband internet, voice over internet protocol, and video services in Northwest and Northcentral Ohio. The company was formerly known as Nicholas Financial, Inc. and changed its name to Old Market Capital Corporation in September 2024. Old Market Capital Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida.

About Proxim Wireless

Proxim Wireless Corporation provides Wi-Fi, point-to-point, and point-to-multipoint 4G wireless network technologies for wireless Internet, video surveillance, and backhaul applications. It offers wireless broadband and backhaul products, wireless LAN access products, and network controllers. The company's products have applications in transportation, video surveillance, mobility, Wi-Fi offload, backhaul, wireless broadband/ISP, government, carrier Wi-Fi, retail Wi-Fi, and enterprises WLAN. Its broadband wireless equipment is used by enterprises, service providers, carriers, government entities, educational institutions, healthcare organizations, municipalities and other organizations that need high-performance, secure, and scalable broadband wireless solutions. The company serves customers through online retailers, a network of distributors, value-added resellers, system integrators, and original equipment manufacturers in North America, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. As of July 31, 2018, Proxim Wireless Corporation operates as a subsidiary of SRA Holdings, Inc.