Analyzing CISO Global (NASDAQ:CISO) & HPIL (OTCMKTS:HPIL)

HPIL (OTCMKTS:HPIL) and CISO Global (NASDAQ:CISO) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

HPIL has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CISO Global has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares HPIL and CISO Global”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HPIL	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CISO Global	$57.06 million	0.21	-$80.23 million	N/A	N/A

HPIL has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CISO Global.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HPIL	N/A	N/A	N/A
CISO Global	-54.91%	-359.31%	-76.63%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

40.1% of CISO Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 84.8% of HPIL shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 42.8% of CISO Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HPIL	0	0	0	0	0.00
CISO Global	0	0	1	0	3.00

Given HPIL’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe HPIL is more favorable than CISO Global.

Summary

HPIL beats CISO Global on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HPIL

HPIL Holding, a development stage company, engages in developing technology projects in Canada. It also focuses on developing online and artificial intelligence games; and ZIPPA, a multi-gaming global platform for gamers, as well as powertrain management system. The company was formerly known as Cybernetic Technologies Ltd. and changed its name to HPIL Holding in August 2021. HPIL Holding was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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.