Emerald (EEX) Competitors

Concentrix (NASDAQ:CNXC) and Emerald (NYSE:EEX) are both business services 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, community ranking and profitability.

Which has more risk & volatility, CNXC or EEX?

Concentrix has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Emerald has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CNXC or EEX?

Concentrix has higher revenue and earnings than Emerald. Concentrix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Emerald, 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
Concentrix	$9.59B	0.38	$251.22M	$3.99	14.32
Emerald	$413.10M	2.34	-$8.20M	$0.03	162.00

Does the media refer more to CNXC or EEX?

In the previous week, Concentrix had 12 more articles in the media than Emerald. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Concentrix and 0 mentions for Emerald. Concentrix's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Emerald's score of 1.02 indicating that Concentrix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Concentrix	Positive
Emerald	Positive

Do analysts recommend CNXC or EEX?

Concentrix currently has a consensus target price of $67.25, suggesting a potential upside of 17.67%. Emerald has a consensus target price of $7.90, suggesting a potential upside of 62.55%. Given Emerald's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Emerald is more favorable than Concentrix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Concentrix	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Emerald	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is CNXC or EEX a better dividend stock?

Concentrix pays an annual dividend of $1.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Emerald pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Concentrix pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Emerald pays out 200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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 insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CNXC or EEX?

90.3% of Concentrix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.9% of Emerald shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Concentrix shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Emerald shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CNXC or EEX more profitable?

Concentrix has a net margin of 2.61% compared to Emerald's net margin of -5.29%. Concentrix's return on equity of 16.67% beat Emerald's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Concentrix	2.61%	16.67%	5.63%
Emerald	-5.29%	-13.26%	-1.92%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CNXC or EEX?

Emerald received 164 more outperform votes than Concentrix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.38% of users gave Emerald an outperform vote while only 54.17% of users gave Concentrix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Concentrix	Outperform Votes 26 54.17%	Underperform Votes 22 45.83%
Emerald	Outperform Votes 190 59.38%	Underperform Votes 130 40.63%

Summary

Concentrix beats Emerald on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.