Fuse Science (OTCMKTS:DROP) vs. Information Services Group (NASDAQ:III) Financial Survey

Information Services Group (NASDAQ:III) and Fuse Science (OTCMKTS:DROP) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

73.1% of Information Services Group shares are held by institutional investors. 15.8% of Information Services Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Fuse Science shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Information Services Group and Fuse Science, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Information Services Group	0	1	1	0	2.50
Fuse Science	0	0	0	0	0.00

Information Services Group currently has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.97%. Given Information Services Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Information Services Group is more favorable than Fuse Science.

Profitability

This table compares Information Services Group and Fuse Science’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Information Services Group	4.67%	13.64%	6.17%
Fuse Science	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Information Services Group and Fuse Science”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Information Services Group	$244.73 million	1.01	$9.34 million	$0.23	22.57
Fuse Science	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Information Services Group has higher revenue and earnings than Fuse Science.

Risk and Volatility

Information Services Group has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fuse Science has a beta of 2.05, suggesting that its share price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Information Services Group beats Fuse Science on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Information Services Group

Information Services Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology research and advisory company in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers digital transformation services, including automation, cloud, and data analytics; sourcing advisory; managed governance and risk; network carrier; technology strategy and operations design; change management; and market intelligence and technology research and analysis services. It supports private and public sector organizations to transform and optimize their operational environments. The company also provides ISG Digital, a client solution platform that helps clients developing technology, transformation, sourcing, and digital solutions; and ISG Enterprise, a client solution platform that helps clients manage change and optimize operations in areas comprising finance, human resource, and Procure2Pay. In addition, it offers ISG GovernX to automate the management of third-party supplier relationships that comprise contract and project lifecycles, and risk management; ISG Generative AI; ISG Network Select to streamline and simplify how enterprises build their network solutions; HR technology and transformations; providers-as-a-business services; ISG Digital Engineering; ISG Research; and training-as-a-service. The company serves private sector clients operating in the manufacturing, banking and financial services, insurance, health sciences, energy and utilities, and consumer services industries; and public sector clients, including state and local governments, airport and transit authorities, and national and provincial government units. Information Services Group, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

About Fuse Science

Fuse Science, Inc. operates a cloud-based customer service software platform. The company also produces and sells sports nutrition and performance products. Its products include SkyPorts, a drone support technology and energy demand network that enables long distance flight required for drone-based commerce without the need for drones to return every 15 minutes to recharge; and XTRAX, a remote monitoring system designed to measure the production of solar and other renewable energy systems, as well as transmit the data via the cellular and radio frequency. The company was formerly known as Double Eagle Holdings, Ltd. and changed its name to Fuse Science, Inc. in December 2011. Fuse Science, Inc. was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.