Analyzing Shenandoah Telecommunications (NASDAQ:SHEN) & Nixxy (NASDAQ:NIXX)

Nixxy (NASDAQ:NIXX) and Shenandoah Telecommunications (NASDAQ:SHEN) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Nixxy and Shenandoah Telecommunications”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nixxy	$97.91 million	0.09	-$14.98 million	($0.13)	-2.40
Shenandoah Telecommunications	$357.85 million	1.73	-$39.39 million	($0.78)	-14.29

Nixxy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Shenandoah Telecommunications. Shenandoah Telecommunications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nixxy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

13.1% of Nixxy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.0% of Shenandoah Telecommunications shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Nixxy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Shenandoah Telecommunications 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Nixxy and Shenandoah Telecommunications, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nixxy	1	0	0	0	1.00
Shenandoah Telecommunications	1	0	2	0	2.33

Shenandoah Telecommunications has a consensus target price of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 146.64%. Given Shenandoah Telecommunications’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Shenandoah Telecommunications is more favorable than Nixxy.

Volatility & Risk

Nixxy has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shenandoah Telecommunications has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Nixxy and Shenandoah Telecommunications’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nixxy	-6.19%	-74.47%	-45.89%
Shenandoah Telecommunications	-10.83%	-4.54%	-2.07%

Summary

Shenandoah Telecommunications beats Nixxy on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nixxy

Nixxy Inc. operates an on-demand recruiting platform which aims to deliver the right talent to both small and large businesses. It provides employers access to independent recruiters and utilizes an innovative web platform, with integrated AI-driven candidate to job matching and video screening software to source qualified talent. Nixxy Inc., formerly known as Recruiter.com Group Inc., is based in Bristol, CT.

About Shenandoah Telecommunications

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides a range of broadband communication services and cell tower colocation space in the Mid-Atlantic portion of the United States. It operates in two segments, Broadband and Tower. The company Broadband segment offers broadband, video, and voice services to residential and commercial customers in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky through hybrid fiber coaxial cable under the Shentel brand; and fiber optic services under the Glo Fiber brand name. This segment also leases dark fiber and provides Ethernet and wavelength fiber optic services to enterprise and wholesale customers under the Glo Fiber Enterprise and Glo Fiber Wholesale brand names; and provides voice data and DSL telephone services. The Tower segment owns macro cellular towers and leases colocation space to the wireless communications providers. Shenandoah Telecommunications Company was founded in 1902 and is based in Edinburg, Virginia.