CI&T (CINT) Competitors

CI&T (NYSE:CINT) and IAC (NASDAQ:IAC) are both computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk and profitability.

Which has more volatility & risk, CINT or IAC?

CI&T has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IAC has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CINT or IAC?

CI&T has higher earnings, but lower revenue than IAC. IAC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CI&T, 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
CI&T	$439.11M	1.69	$29.49M	$0.20	27.50
IAC	$3.81B	0.79	-$539.90M	-$9.67	-4.19

Is CINT or IAC more profitable?

CI&T has a net margin of 6.30% compared to IAC's net margin of -23.25%. CI&T's return on equity of 9.48% beat IAC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CI&T	6.30%	9.48%	4.99%
IAC	-23.25%	-11.11%	-7.30%

Do analysts recommend CINT or IAC?

CI&T currently has a consensus target price of $8.01, suggesting a potential upside of 45.68%. IAC has a consensus target price of $54.08, suggesting a potential upside of 33.33%. Given CI&T's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe CI&T is more favorable than IAC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CI&T	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
IAC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Does the media favor CINT or IAC?

In the previous week, IAC had 8 more articles in the media than CI&T. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for IAC and 4 mentions for CI&T. IAC's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat CI&T's score of -0.24 indicating that IAC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CI&T	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
IAC	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CINT or IAC?

92.5% of CI&T shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of IAC shares are held by institutional investors. 16.1% of IAC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CI&T beats IAC on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.