CCC Intelligent Solutions (CCCS) Competitors

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) and CCC Intelligent Solutions (NYSE:CCCS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Do analysts prefer PINS or CCCS?

Pinterest presently has a consensus price target of $40.52, suggesting a potential upside of 13.14%. CCC Intelligent Solutions has a consensus price target of $12.06, suggesting a potential upside of 24.23%. Given CCC Intelligent Solutions' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CCC Intelligent Solutions is more favorable than Pinterest.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pinterest	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	24 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
CCC Intelligent Solutions	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is PINS or CCCS more profitable?

Pinterest has a net margin of 50.41% compared to CCC Intelligent Solutions' net margin of 5.02%. Pinterest's return on equity of 8.13% beat CCC Intelligent Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pinterest	50.41%	8.13%	7.07%
CCC Intelligent Solutions	5.02%	5.35%	3.23%

Does the media favor PINS or CCCS?

In the previous week, Pinterest had 19 more articles in the media than CCC Intelligent Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Pinterest and 5 mentions for CCC Intelligent Solutions. CCC Intelligent Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Pinterest's score of 1.13 indicating that CCC Intelligent Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pinterest	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CCC Intelligent Solutions	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, PINS or CCCS?

Pinterest has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CCC Intelligent Solutions has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PINS or CCCS?

Pinterest has higher revenue and earnings than CCC Intelligent Solutions. Pinterest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CCC Intelligent 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
Pinterest	$3.65B	6.66	$1.86B	$2.74	13.07
CCC Intelligent Solutions	$969.13M	6.60	-$92.48M	$0.01	971.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PINS or CCCS?

88.8% of Pinterest shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of Pinterest shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Pinterest beats CCC Intelligent Solutions on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.