Charge Enterprises (CRGE) Competitors

Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN) and Charge Enterprises (NASDAQ:CRGE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has more risk and volatility, RBBN or CRGE?

Ribbon Communications has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Charge Enterprises has a beta of 2.49, suggesting that its stock price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RBBN or CRGE?

Ribbon Communications currently has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 89.27%. Charge Enterprises has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 275.00%. Given Ribbon Communications' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Charge Enterprises is more favorable than Ribbon Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ribbon Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Charge Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to RBBN or CRGE?

In the previous week, Ribbon Communications and Ribbon Communications both had 1 articles in the media. Charge Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ribbon Communications'average media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ribbon Communications	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Charge Enterprises	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, RBBN or CRGE?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ribbon Communications	$819.84M	0.66	-$66.21M	-$0.35	-9.06
Charge Enterprises	$641.37M	0.40	-$30.35M	-$0.20	-6.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RBBN or CRGE?

Ribbon Communications received 500 more outperform votes than Charge Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Charge Enterprises an outperform vote while only 62.84% of users gave Ribbon Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ribbon Communications	Outperform Votes 504 62.84%	Underperform Votes 298 37.16%
Charge Enterprises	Outperform Votes 4 66.67%	Underperform Votes 2 33.33%

Is RBBN or CRGE more profitable?

Charge Enterprises has a net margin of -5.76% compared to Charge Enterprises' net margin of -7.11%. Charge Enterprises' return on equity of 4.26% beat Ribbon Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ribbon Communications	-7.11%	4.26%	1.68%
Charge Enterprises	-5.76%	-136.79%	-20.11%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RBBN or CRGE?

70.9% of Ribbon Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.2% of Charge Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Ribbon Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Charge Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ribbon Communications and Charge Enterprises tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.