Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) and Intelligent Group (NASDAQ:INTJ) Financial Analysis

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) and Intelligent Group (NASDAQ:INTJ) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Exponent and Intelligent Group’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Exponent	$541.39 million	9.04	$100.34 million	$1.98	48.73
Intelligent Group	$2.63 million	4.90	$520,000.00	N/A	N/A

Exponent has higher revenue and earnings than Intelligent Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Exponent and Intelligent Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Exponent	0	0	1	0	3.00
Intelligent Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Exponent currently has a consensus target price of $100.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.65%. Given Exponent’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Exponent is more favorable than Intelligent Group.

Profitability

This table compares Exponent and Intelligent Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Exponent	18.72%	28.13%	16.33%
Intelligent Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

92.4% of Exponent shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Exponent shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Exponent beats Intelligent Group on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Exponent

Exponent, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a science and engineering consulting company in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Engineering and Other Scientific, and Environmental and Health. The Engineering and Other Scientific segment provides services in the areas of biomechanics, biomedical engineering and sciences, buildings and structures, civil engineering, construction consulting, data sciences, electrical engineering and computer science, human factors, materials and corrosion engineering, mechanical engineering, polymer science and materials chemistry, thermal sciences, and vehicle engineering. The Environmental and Health segment offers services in the areas of chemical regulation and food safety, ecological and biological sciences, environmental and earth sciences, and health sciences. The company offers approximately 90 technical disciplines to solve pressing and complicated challenges facing stakeholders. It serves clients in chemical, construction, consumer products, energy, food, beverage and nutrition, government, life sciences, insurance, manufacturing, technology, industrial equipment, transportation, and other sectors of the economy. The company was formerly known as The Failure Group, Inc. and changed its name to Exponent, Inc. in 1998. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

About Intelligent Group

Intelligent Group Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides financial public relations services in the Hong Kong. The company offers financial PR services, such as creating multi-stakeholder communications programs, arranging press conferences and interviews, participating in the preparation of news releases and shareholders' meetings, monitoring news publications, identifying shareholders, targeting potential investors, organizing corporate events, and implementing crisis management policies and procedures. It provides training to its clients on public relations tactics and practices. It serves listing applicants and listed companies, as well as private companies, investors, and international investment banks. Intelligent Group Limited was founded in 2016 and is based in Admiralty, Hong Kong.