Oblong (NYSE:OBLG – Get Rating) and MicroCloud Hologram (NASDAQ:HOLO – Get Rating) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Oblong and MicroCloud Hologram's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Get Oblong alerts:| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Oblong | $6.02 million | 1.12 | -$9.05 million | ($11.39) | -0.29 |
| MicroCloud Hologram | N/A | N/A | -$740,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
MicroCloud Hologram has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Oblong.
Risk and Volatility
Oblong has a beta of 2.43, indicating that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MicroCloud Hologram has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Oblong and MicroCloud Hologram, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Oblong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| MicroCloud Hologram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Oblong currently has a consensus price target of $1.00, indicating a potential downside of 69.42%. Given Oblong's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Oblong is more favorable than MicroCloud Hologram.
Profitability
This table compares Oblong and MicroCloud Hologram's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Oblong | -389.08% | -74.66% | -63.06% |
| MicroCloud Hologram | N/A | 9.19% | 1.80% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
53.4% of Oblong shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.1% of MicroCloud Hologram shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Oblong shares are held by 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.
Summary
MicroCloud Hologram beats Oblong on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Oblong
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Oblong, Inc. engages in the provision of patented multi-stream collaboration technologies and managed services for video collaboration and network applications. The firm's patented technologies change the way people work, create and communicate. Its product Mezzanine is a remote meeting technology platform that offers simultaneous content sharing to achieve situational awareness for both in-room and remote collaborators. The company was founded in May 2000 and is headquartered in Conifer, CO.
About MicroCloud Hologram
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MicroCloud Hologram Inc. engages in the research and development, and application of holographic technology. Its holographic technology services include holographic light detection and ranging (LiDAR) solutions based on holographic technology, holographic LiDAR point cloud algorithms architecture design, technical holographic imaging solutions, holographic LiDAR sensor chip design, and holographic vehicle intelligent vision technology to service customers that provide holographic advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). The company provides its holographic technology services to its customers worldwide. It also provides holographic digital twin technology services and has a proprietary holographic digital twin technology resource library. Its holographic digital twin technology resource library captures shapes and objects in 3D holographic form by utilizing a combination of holographic digital twin software, digital content, spatial data-driven data science, holographic digital cloud algorithm, and holographic 3D capture technology. In addition, it distributes holographic hardware. The company is based in Shenzhen, China.
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