TeleTech (TTEC) Competitors

Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS) and TeleTech (NASDAQ:TTEC) are both small-cap data processing & outsourced services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CASS or TTEC?

59.1% of Cass Information Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of TeleTech shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Cass Information Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 59.2% of TeleTech shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer CASS or TTEC?

Cass Information Systems presently has a consensus target price of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.78%. TeleTech has a consensus target price of $9.75, suggesting a potential upside of 166.10%. Given TeleTech's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TeleTech is more favorable than Cass Information Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cass Information Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
TeleTech	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is CASS or TTEC more profitable?

Cass Information Systems has a net margin of 13.22% compared to TeleTech's net margin of -1.20%. Cass Information Systems' return on equity of 9.02% beat TeleTech's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cass Information Systems	13.22%	9.02%	0.91%
TeleTech	-1.20%	8.23%	1.34%

Does the media favor CASS or TTEC?

In the previous week, TeleTech had 5 more articles in the media than Cass Information Systems. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for TeleTech and 4 mentions for Cass Information Systems. Cass Information Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat TeleTech's score of 0.01 indicating that Cass Information Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cass Information Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TeleTech	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, CASS or TTEC?

Cass Information Systems has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TeleTech has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CASS or TTEC?

Cass Information Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TeleTech. TeleTech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cass Information Systems, 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
Cass Information Systems	$199.19M	2.82	$19.17M	$1.86	22.88
TeleTech	$2.21B	0.08	-$320.96M	-$0.54	-6.79

Summary

Cass Information Systems beats TeleTech on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.