Comparing CISO Global (CISO) & The Competition

CISO Global (NASDAQ:CISO) is one of 253 publicly-traded companies in the “INTERNET SOFTWARE” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare CISO Global to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

40.1% of CISO Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.5% of shares of all “INTERNET SOFTWARE” companies are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of CISO Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of shares of all “INTERNET SOFTWARE” companies are held by company 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 its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CISO Global	$30.75 million	-$24.24 million	-1.42
CISO Global Competitors	$2.26 billion	$337.41 million	-29.58

CISO Global’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than CISO Global. CISO Global is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares CISO Global and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CISO Global	-41.01%	-74.83%	-22.75%
CISO Global Competitors	-224.75%	-66.69%	-6.30%

Risk and Volatility

CISO Global has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CISO Global’s peers have a beta of 1.42, suggesting that their average stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for CISO Global and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CISO Global	1	0	0	0	1.00
CISO Global Competitors	1941	10533	20812	577	2.59

As a group, “INTERNET SOFTWARE” companies have a potential upside of 33.61%. Given CISO Global’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CISO Global has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

CISO Global peers beat CISO Global on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

CISO Global Company Profile

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.