Critical Review: CISO Global (NASDAQ:CISO) & GBT Technologies (OTCMKTS:GTCH)

GBT Technologies (OTCMKTS:GTCH) and CISO Global (NASDAQ:CISO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for GBT Technologies and CISO Global, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GBT Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
CISO Global	0	0	1	0	3.00

Profitability

This table compares GBT Technologies and CISO Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GBT Technologies	N/A	-51.73%	16,949.53%
CISO Global	-54.91%	-359.31%	-76.63%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares GBT Technologies and CISO Global”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GBT Technologies	$1.20 billion	0.00	-$17.76 million	N/A	N/A
CISO Global	$57.06 million	0.21	-$80.23 million	N/A	N/A

GBT Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than CISO Global.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

40.1% of CISO Global shares are held by institutional investors. 42.8% of CISO Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

GBT Technologies has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CISO Global has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CISO Global beats GBT Technologies on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GBT Technologies

GBT Technologies Inc. develops Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) enabled networking and tracking technologies. The company's technologies include wireless mesh network technology platform and fixed solutions. It also develops intelligent human body vitals devices, asset-tracking IoT, and wireless mesh networks. The company also offers IT consulting services; and sells electronic products. The company was formerly known as Gopher Protocol Inc. and changed its name to GBT Technologies Inc. in August 2019. GBT Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

About CISO Global

CISO Global Inc. operates as a cybersecurity and compliance company in the United States, Chile, and internationally. The company offers security managed services, including compliance, secured managed, and cyber defense operation services; culture education and enablement; tools and technology provisioning; data, privacy, regulations, and compliance monitoring; remote infrastructure administration; and antivirus and patch management services. It also provides cybersecurity professional services, such as incident response and digital forensics; security testing and training; cybersecurity consulting; compliance auditing; vulnerability assessment and penetration testing; and disaster recovery and data backup solutions. The company was formerly known as Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation and changed its name to CISO Global Inc. in May 2023. CISO Global Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.