CI&T (NYSE:CINT) and Elcom International (OTCMKTS:ELCO) Head to Head Survey

CI&T (NYSE:CINT – Get Rating) and Elcom International (OTCMKTS:ELCO – Get Rating) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for CI&T and Elcom International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CI&T	0	1	1	0	2.50
Elcom International	0	0	0	0	N/A

CI&T presently has a consensus target price of $9.13, indicating a potential upside of 155.60%. Given CI&T’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CI&T is more favorable than Elcom International.

Profitability

This table compares CI&T and Elcom International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CI&T	5.74%	18.51%	8.21%
Elcom International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CI&T and Elcom International’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CI&T	$423.72 million	1.13	$24.39 million	$0.18	19.83
Elcom International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

CI&T has higher revenue and earnings than Elcom International.

Risk and Volatility

CI&T has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Elcom International has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.4% of CI&T shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.6% of Elcom International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CI&T beats Elcom International on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CI&T

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CI&T Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides strategy, design, and software engineering services to enable digital transformation for enterprises worldwide. It develops customizable software through the implementation of software solutions, including machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, and cloud and mobility technologies. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Campinas, Brazil.

About Elcom International

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Elcom International Inc. provides cloud based e-procurement solutions worldwide. It offers Procure to Pay solutions to publish and manage supplier content, connect to buyers, and analyze spend and procurement processes; eInvoicing solutions to send and receive eInvoices with supplier adoption guaranteed; and sourcing functions to investigate potential suppliers on a local and global basis. The company also provides services for buyers, including catalog processing, development of punchout catalogs, and to integrate Elcom's PECOS solution into existing purchasing processes; and services for suppliers, such as onboarding of new suppliers to utilize the solution, access to demand generating activities, and to access information and bids that relate to products and services. It offers eProcurement solutions for governments, educational institutions, healthcare organizations, private enterprises, buying groups. Elcom International Inc. was founded in 1992 and is based in Braintree, Massachusetts.