Analyzing Collective Audience (NASDAQ:CAUD) & CISO Global (NASDAQ:CISO)

CISO Global (NASDAQ:CISO) and Collective Audience (NASDAQ:CAUD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

CISO Global has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Collective Audience has a beta of -1.56, suggesting that its share price is 256% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for CISO Global and Collective Audience, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CISO Global	0	0	1	0	3.00
Collective Audience	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CISO Global	-94.26%	-253.61%	-95.24%
Collective Audience	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

40.1% of CISO Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.8% of Collective Audience shares are held by institutional investors. 42.8% of CISO Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 58.0% of Collective Audience shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CISO Global and Collective Audience’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CISO Global	$57.06 million	0.12	-$80.23 million	N/A	N/A
Collective Audience	$12.14 million	0.67	-$4.57 million	N/A	N/A

Collective Audience has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CISO Global.

Summary

Collective Audience beats CISO Global on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Collective Audience

Collective Audience, Inc. provides e-commerce and digital consumer acquisition solutions in the United States. Its digital marketing business enables brands and agencies to advertise across digital media and connected TV platforms. The company is headquartered in New York, New York. Collective Audience, Inc. is a subsidiary of Logiq, Inc.