Financial Contrast: Lichen China (NASDAQ:LICN) vs. CGI (NYSE:GIB)

Lichen China (NASDAQ:LICN – Get Rating) and CGI (NYSE:GIB – Get Rating) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Lichen China and CGI, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lichen China	0	0	0	0	N/A
CGI	0	1	1	0	2.50

CGI has a consensus target price of $139.11, suggesting a potential upside of 35.51%. Given CGI’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CGI is more favorable than Lichen China.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

48.5% of CGI shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of CGI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Lichen China and CGI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lichen China	N/A	N/A	N/A
CGI	11.18%	20.81%	10.10%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lichen China and CGI’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lichen China	$33.81 million	1.87	N/A	N/A	N/A
CGI	$13.67 billion	1.77	$1.15 billion	$4.82	21.30

CGI has higher revenue and earnings than Lichen China.

Summary

CGI beats Lichen China on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lichen China

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Lichen China Limited focuses on providing financial and taxation solution services, education support services, and software and maintenance services under its Lichen brand. Lichen China Limited is based in JINJIANG, China.

About CGI

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CGI, Inc. engages in the provision of information technology and consulting services. It operates through the following segments: Western and Southern Europe, U.S. Commercial and State Government, Canada, U.S. Federal, Scandinavia and Central Europe, UK and Australia; Finland, Poland, and Baltics, Northwest and Central-East Europe, and Asia Pacific. The company was founded by Serge Godin and Andre Imbeau in June 1976 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.