Karooooo (NASDAQ:KARO – Get Rating ) and Tenet Fintech Group (OTCMKTS:PKKFF – Get Rating ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Karooooo and Tenet Fintech Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell reviews | Hold assessments | Buy reviews | Strong buy ratings | Assessment points | |
| Karoooo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 am |
| Tenet Fintech Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NOW |
Karooooo currently has a consensus target price of $42.33, suggesting a potential upside of 60.23%. Given Karooooo’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Karooooo is more favorable than Tenet Fintech Group.
Insider and institutional ownership
28.5% of Karooooo shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe that a stock is ready for long-term growth.
Volatility and risk
Karooooo has a beta of 1.67, which suggests that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenet Fintech Group has a beta of 2.82, which suggests that its stock price is 182% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and earnings
This table compares Karooooo and Tenet Fintech Group’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross income | Price/sales ratio | Net income | Earnings per share | Price/income ratio | |
| Karoooo | 185.21 million dollars | 3.05 | 30.33 million dollars | $1.11 | 23.80 |
| Tenet Fintech Group | 31.87 million dollars | 5.22 | -$4.94 million | NOW | NOW |
Karooooo has higher revenues and earnings than Tenet Fintech Group.
Profitability
This table compares Karooooo and Tenet Fintech Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net margins | Return on equity | Return on assets | |
| Karoooo | 17.67% | 24.41% | 17.06% |
| Tenet Fintech Group | NOW | NOW | NOW |
Summary
Karooooo beats Tenet Fintech Group on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Karooooo
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Karooooo Ltd. offers a mobility software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for connected vehicles in South Africa, the rest of Africa, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and the United States. The company offers Fleet Telematics, a fleet management SaaS platform that provides real-time insights; LiveVision, which offers proactive risk management and fleet visibility; MiFleet advanced fleet management and business intelligence offering services for cost management and management capabilities; and Karooooo Logistics, a software application for managing last mile delivery and general operational logistics. It also offers Cartrack Field Service, a field and on-site worker management software application; Business Intelligence for high-level display of fleet statistics; asset tracking for the tracking and tracing of movable assets; recovery services that assist vehicle owners and insurance companies with the recovery of vehicles and other assets; and insurance telematics that allows insurers to tailor premiums for commercial and consumer customers using analytics; Protector, a security suite for consumer vehicles; and Car Watch, a mobile application that allows users to track and view their vehicles. In addition, the company offers specialized mobility solutions that include Bike Track, a GPS-based solution for commercial motorcycle fleets; Credit management that predicts payment cycles and facilitates active credit management for asset-based vehicle financing; electronic monitoring service application that allows law enforcement agencies to monitor persons of interest; and mobility and monitoring solutions, such as Carzuka, car insurance agency and on-demand rideshare taxi application, as well as smart IoT products. It delivers its solutions through a direct sales force to consumers and sole traders, small and medium-sized enterprises, large enterprises and other connected devices. Karooooo Ltd. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Singapore.
About Tenet Fintech Group
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Tenet Fintech Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates in the commercial lending industry in China. It operates in two segments, Fintech Platform and Financial Services. The Fintech Platform segment offers the procurement and distribution of products within supply chains or the facilitation of transactions in the commercial lending industry through technology platforms. The Financial Services segment offers commercial loans to entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as turnkey credit outsourcing services to banks and other lending institutions. The company was previously known as Peak Fintech Group Inc. and changed its name to Tenet Fintech Group Inc. in November 2021. Tenet Fintech Group Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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