Critical Comparison: Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. (NASDAQ:LYT) & TELUS International (Cda) (NYSE:TIXT)

Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. (NASDAQ:LYT – Get Rating) and TELUS International (Cda) (NYSE:TIXT – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. and TELUS International (Cda)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.	N/A	N/A	N/A
TELUS International (Cda)	6.38%	17.21%	8.05%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. and TELUS International (Cda), as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.	0	0	0	0	N/A
TELUS International (Cda)	0	4	9	0	2.69

TELUS International (Cda) has a consensus price target of $26.42, indicating a potential upside of 63.37%. Given TELUS International (Cda)’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TELUS International (Cda) is more favorable than Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV..

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.5% of Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.3% of TELUS International (Cda) shares are owned by institutional investors. 84.9% of Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of TELUS International (Cda) shares are owned 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. and TELUS International (Cda)’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.	$16.36 million	1.31	-$390,000.00	N/A	N/A
TELUS International (Cda)	$2.47 billion	0.48	$183.00 million	$0.61	26.51

TELUS International (Cda) has higher revenue and earnings than Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV..

Summary

TELUS International (Cda) beats Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.

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Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. Ltd. operates as a platform services company in India. The company offers linear content streaming/telecasting and telemedicine services. As of September 30, 2022, it had eight million active users. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Mumbai, India.

About TELUS International (Cda)

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TELUS International (Cda) Inc. provides customer experience and digital business services in Europe, North America, the Asia-Pacific, and the Central America. It offers digital experience solutions, such as AI and bots, omnichannel CX, mobility solutions, cloud contact center, big data, platform transformation, and UX/UI design; and customer experience solutions, including work anywhere/work from home, customer care, technical support, sales growth and retention, and healthcare/patient experience. The company also provides IT lifecycle services comprising cloud and platform services, app dev and management, quality assurance and testing, system operations, IT service desk, internet of things, engineering solutions, and enterprise platform services; advisory services consisting of digital strategy, CX process consulting, data and customer analytics, workforce management, learning excellence solutions, and business and process transformation; robotic process automation, talent acquisition, finance and accounting, and supply chain management; and content moderation and social media, and fraud prevention and detection. It serves tech and games, communications and media, ecommerce and fintech, healthcare, and travel and hospitality industries. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. TELUS International (Cda) Inc. is a subsidiary of TELUS Communications Inc.