Concentrix (CNXC) Competitors

UL Solutions (NYSE:ULS) and Concentrix (NASDAQ:CNXC) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, ULS or CNXC?

UL Solutions has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Concentrix has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ULS or CNXC more profitable?

UL Solutions has a net margin of 11.08% compared to Concentrix's net margin of 2.54%. UL Solutions' return on equity of 37.33% beat Concentrix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UL Solutions	11.08%	37.33%	12.76%
Concentrix	2.54%	16.31%	5.56%

Does the media prefer ULS or CNXC?

In the previous week, Concentrix had 7 more articles in the media than UL Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Concentrix and 11 mentions for UL Solutions. UL Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Concentrix's score of 1.27 indicating that UL Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
UL Solutions	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Concentrix	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, ULS or CNXC?

UL Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Concentrix. Concentrix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UL Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UL Solutions	$2.87B	4.77	$326M	$1.62	42.08
Concentrix	$9.62B	0.35	$251.22M	$3.64	14.60

Is ULS or CNXC a better dividend stock?

UL Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Concentrix pays an annual dividend of $1.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. UL Solutions pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Concentrix pays out 36.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Concentrix has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Concentrix is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ULS or CNXC?

90.3% of Concentrix shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of UL Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Concentrix shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate ULS or CNXC?

UL Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $70.86, indicating a potential upside of 3.95%. Concentrix has a consensus price target of $66.75, indicating a potential upside of 25.59%. Given Concentrix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Concentrix is more favorable than UL Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UL Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Concentrix	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Concentrix beats UL Solutions on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.