Comparing MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) & Kuboo (OTCMKTS:SGTB)

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) and Kuboo (OTCMKTS:SGTB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares MSCI and Kuboo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MSCI	43.06%	-162.06%	21.32%
Kuboo	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

MSCI has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kuboo has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

90.0% of MSCI shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of MSCI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Kuboo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares MSCI and Kuboo”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MSCI	$2.53 billion	18.02	$1.15 billion	$15.23	38.17
Kuboo	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

MSCI has higher revenue and earnings than Kuboo.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for MSCI and Kuboo, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MSCI	0	6	9	0	2.60
Kuboo	0	0	0	0	0.00

MSCI presently has a consensus price target of $631.83, suggesting a potential upside of 8.69%. Given MSCI’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe MSCI is more favorable than Kuboo.

Summary

MSCI beats Kuboo on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MSCI

MSCI Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides critical decision support tools and solutions for the investment community to manage investment processes worldwide. The Index segment provides indexes for use in various areas of the investment process, including indexed financial product, such as ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, futures, options, structured products, and over-the-counter derivatives; performance benchmarking; portfolio construction and rebalancing; and asset allocation, as well as licenses GICS and GICS Direct. The Analytics segment offers risk management, performance attribution and portfolio management content, application, an integrated view of risk and return service, and an analysis of market, credit, liquidity, counterparty, and climate risk across asset classes; managed services, including consolidation of client portfolio data, review and reconciliation of input data and results, and customized reporting; and HedgePlatform to measure, evaluate, and monitor the risk of hedge fund investments. The ESG and Climate segment provides products and services that help institutional investors understand how ESG impacts the long-term risk and return of their portfolio and individual security-level investments; and data, ratings, research, and tools to help investors navigate increasing regulation. The All Other Private Assets segment includes real estate and infrastructure data, benchmarks, return-analytics, climate assessments and market insights; business intelligence to real estate owners, managers, developers, and brokers; and offers investment decision support tools for private capital. The Private Capital Solutions segment offers tools to help private asset investors across mission-critical workflows, such as sourcing terms and conditions, evaluating operating performance, managing risk and other activities supporting private capital investing. MSCI Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Kuboo

Kuboo, Inc., doing business as Safe Communications, Inc., provides open and secure family communications. It operates a child safe virtual world that offers games, edutainment, controlled chat, and multiple channels online streaming in one platform. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.