Aeries Technology (NASDAQ:AERT) and ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) Head-To-Head Comparison

ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) and Aeries Technology (NASDAQ:AERT) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ICF International and Aeries Technology”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ICF International	$1.96 billion	1.60	$82.61 million	$5.69	29.41
Aeries Technology	$72.85 million	0.73	$15.66 million	N/A	N/A

ICF International has higher revenue and earnings than Aeries Technology.

Risk and Volatility

ICF International has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aeries Technology has a beta of -0.42, meaning that its share price is 142% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for ICF International and Aeries Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ICF International	0	2	3	0	2.60
Aeries Technology	0	0	0	0	0.00

ICF International currently has a consensus price target of $166.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.80%. Given ICF International’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ICF International is more favorable than Aeries Technology.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.1% of ICF International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Aeries Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of ICF International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Aeries Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares ICF International and Aeries Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ICF International	5.38%	14.68%	6.83%
Aeries Technology	N/A	-84.59%	-3.89%

Summary

ICF International beats Aeries Technology on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ICF International

ICF International, Inc. provides management, technology, and policy consulting and implementation services to government and commercial clients in the United States and internationally. The company researches critical policy, industry, stakeholder issues, trends, and behaviors; measures and evaluates results and their impact; and provides strategic planning and advisory services to its clients on how to navigate societal, business, market, business, communication, and technology challenges. It also identifies, defines, and implements policies, plans, programs, and business tools through a range of standard and customized methodologies for its clients' business context; conducts survey research; collects and analyzes various data to understand critical issues and options for its clients; and provides actionable business intelligence, as well as information and data management solutions that allow integrated and purpose-driven data usage. In addition, the company provides solutions to optimize the customer and citizen experience; modernizes IT systems; and cyber security solutions that support the range of cyber security missions and protect IT infrastructures in the face of relentless threats, as well as designs, develops, and implements technology systems and business tools that are key to its clients' mission or business performance. Further, it informs and engages its clients' constituents, customers, and employees through public relations, branding and marketing, multichannel and strategic communications, and reputation issues management. The company serves energy, environment, infrastructure, and disaster recovery; health and social programs; and security and other civilian and commercial markets. The company was formerly known as ICF Consulting Group Holdings, LLC and changed its name to ICF International, Inc. in 2006. ICF International, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

About Aeries Technology

Aeries Technology, Inc. operates as a professional services and consulting partner in the North America, Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers management consultancy services for private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, including software solutions, product management, IT infrastructure, information and cyber security, ERP and CRM platform management, business process management, and digital transformation services. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Singapore.