Conduent (CNDT) Competitors

OLO (NYSE:OLO) and Conduent (NASDAQ:CNDT) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and media sentiment.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in OLO or CNDT?

93.4% of OLO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.3% of Conduent shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.4% of OLO shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Conduent shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is OLO or CNDT more profitable?

Conduent has a net margin of 0.64% compared to OLO's net margin of -0.28%. OLO's return on equity of 2.13% beat Conduent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OLO	-0.28%	2.13%	1.93%
Conduent	0.64%	-9.88%	-3.12%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, OLO or CNDT?

Conduent has higher revenue and earnings than OLO.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OLO	$314.33M	5.52	-$900K	N/A	N/A
Conduent	$3.11B	0.14	$426M	$0.04	69.50

Does the media refer more to OLO or CNDT?

In the previous week, OLO had 4 more articles in the media than Conduent. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for OLO and 5 mentions for Conduent. OLO's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Conduent's score of 1.00 indicating that OLO is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OLO	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Conduent	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend OLO or CNDT?

OLO presently has a consensus price target of $10.17, suggesting a potential downside of 0.76%. Given OLO's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe OLO is more favorable than Conduent.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OLO	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Conduent	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Which has more risk and volatility, OLO or CNDT?

OLO has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Conduent has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

OLO beats Conduent on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.