Sangoma Technologies (NASDAQ:SANG – Get Free Report) and PodcastOne (NASDAQ:PODC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Sangoma Technologies and PodcastOne, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sangoma Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| PodcastOne | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
PodcastOne has a consensus price target of $4.75, indicating a potential upside of 118.89%. Given PodcastOne’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PodcastOne is more favorable than Sangoma Technologies.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sangoma Technologies | $244.41 million | 0.99 | -$8.66 million | ($0.25) | -29.08 |
| PodcastOne | $43.30 million | 1.25 | -$14.73 million | ($0.29) | -7.48 |
Sangoma Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than PodcastOne. Sangoma Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PodcastOne, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Sangoma Technologies has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PodcastOne has a beta of -0.81, indicating that its share price is 181% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Sangoma Technologies and PodcastOne’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sangoma Technologies | -3.32% | -3.12% | -2.00% |
| PodcastOne | -14.08% | -42.22% | -28.14% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
39.7% of Sangoma Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.9% of PodcastOne shares are held by institutional investors. 14.0% of Sangoma Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of PodcastOne shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Sangoma Technologies beats PodcastOne on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Sangoma Technologies
Sangoma Technologies Corporation develops, manufactures, distributes, and supports voice and data connectivity components for software-based communication applications worldwide. The company offers Switchvox, a voice over internet protocol phone system; Switchvox Cloud, a unified communications solution, as well as provides cloud communication solutions. It offers SIP Trunking, a telephone service for one or multiple locations; PBXact Cloud, a centralized internet based solution; Asterisk and FreePBX, an open source IP PBX software; and FAXStation, a fax-over-IP solution. In addition, the company provides desk phone, DECT phones, and headset related products. Further, it offers VoIP gateways, session border controllers, telephony card, and managed service provider services. Sangoma Technologies Corporation was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.
About PodcastOne
PodcastOne, Inc. operates as a podcast platform and publisher. The company offers its content to audiences through podcasting distribution platforms, including its website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and others. It also produces vodcasts, branded podcasts, merchandise, and live events. In addition, the company builds, owns, and operates LaunchPadOne, a self-publishing podcast platform. The company was formerly known as Courtside Group, Inc. and changed its name to PodcastOne, Inc. in September 2023. PodcastOne, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in Beverly Hills, California. PodcastOne, Inc. is a subsidiary of LiveOne, Inc.
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