Nuvera Communications (OTCMKTS:NUVR) & Nixxy (NASDAQ:NIXX) Financial Comparison

Nuvera Communications (OTCMKTS:NUVR) and Nixxy (NASDAQ:NIXX) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Nuvera Communications and Nixxy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nuvera Communications	0	0	0	0	0.00
Nixxy	1	0	0	0	1.00

Profitability

This table compares Nuvera Communications and Nixxy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nuvera Communications	1.21%	0.92%	0.32%
Nixxy	-7.88%	-75.34%	-45.90%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

13.4% of Nuvera Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.1% of Nixxy shares are held by institutional investors. 12.2% of Nuvera Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Nixxy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Nuvera Communications has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nixxy has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Nuvera Communications and Nixxy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nuvera Communications	$71.79 million	1.27	$330,000.00	$0.15	116.40
Nixxy	$125.74 million	0.13	-$14.98 million	($0.19)	-2.95

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

Summary

Nuvera Communications beats Nixxy on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nuvera Communications

Nuvera Communications, Inc. operates as a diversified communications company in the United States. The company offers broadband Internet access and voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) phone services; voice services to make and receive telephone calls within a defined local calling area; and network access services to other communication carriers for the use of its facilities to terminate or originate long distance calls on its fiber network. It also provides video services, including commercial TV programming, cable television services, and video-on-demand services; data services for business and residential customers; email and managed services comprising web hosting and design, online file back up, and online file storage; directory assistance, operator service, and long-distance private lines; directory publishing, bill processing, and other customer services; and fiber-delivered communications and managed information technology solutions, as well as sells and services customer premise equipment. In addition, the company is involved in the retail sale and service of cellular phones and accessories; and the operation of various IPTV and CATV systems. The company serves communities in Minnesota and Iowa through customer service call centers, its website, and commissioned sales representatives. The company was formerly known as New Ulm Telecom, Inc. and changed its name to Nuvera Communications, Inc. in June 2018. Nuvera Communications, Inc. was incorporated in 1905 and is headquartered in New Ulm, Minnesota.

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.