Reviewing ZW Data Action Technologies (NASDAQ:CNET) & CMG Holdings Group (OTCMKTS:CMGO)

ZW Data Action Technologies (NASDAQ:CNET) and CMG Holdings Group (OTCMKTS:CMGO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares ZW Data Action Technologies and CMG Holdings Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZW Data Action Technologies	-38.38%	-48.66%	-18.59%
CMG Holdings Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

ZW Data Action Technologies has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CMG Holdings Group has a beta of -0.21, indicating that its share price is 121% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for ZW Data Action Technologies and CMG Holdings Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZW Data Action Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00
CMG Holdings Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given CMG Holdings Group’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CMG Holdings Group is more favorable than ZW Data Action Technologies.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of ZW Data Action Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 12.2% of ZW Data Action Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of CMG Holdings Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ZW Data Action Technologies and CMG Holdings Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZW Data Action Technologies	$4.61 million	0.53	-$1.77 million	($0.69)	-1.08
CMG Holdings Group	$2.04 million	0.00	-$120,000.00	N/A	N/A

CMG Holdings Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ZW Data Action Technologies.

About ZW Data Action Technologies

ZW Data Action Technologies Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers omni-channel advertising, precision marketing, and data analysis management systems in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers Internet advertising, precision marketing, and related data services to small and medium enterprises through its Internet portals, including 28.com and liansuo.com that provide advertisers with tools to build sales channels in the form of franchisees, sales agents, distributors, and/or resellers. It also develops and operates blockchain technology-based products and services, as well as blockchain-based SaaS services that provides one-stop blockchain-powered enterprise management solutions in forms of NFT generations, data record, share, and storage module subscriptions, etc. In addition, the company offers other e-commerce O2O advertising, and marketing and related value-added technical services. Additionally, it offers online-content production, distribution, promotion, and live streamer training and management services. The company was formerly known as ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. in October 2020. Data Action Technologies Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.

About CMG Holdings Group

CMG Holdings Group, Inc., a marketing communications company, operates organizations in the alternative advertising, digital media, experiential and interactive marketing, and entertainment industries in the United States. It operates through XA The Experiential Agency, Inc.; and CMG Holding Group segments. The company is involved in the production and promotion, event design, sponsorship evaluation, negotiation and activation, talent buying, show production, stage and set design, and data analysis and management activities. It also offers branding and design services, such as graphic, industrial and package designs across traditional and new media, public relations, social media, media development and relations, and interactive marketing platforms to provide its clients with customary private digital media networks for the design and development of individual broadcasting digital media channels, as well as to sell, promote, and enhance their digital media video content through mobile, online, and social mediums. In addition, the company develops, manages, and executes sales promotion programs. It serves clients operating in the marketing communication industry. The company was formerly known as CMG Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to CMG Holdings Group, Inc. in October 2011. CMG Holdings Group, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.