Contrasting 6D Global Technologies (OTCMKTS:SIXD) & Bowman Consulting Group (NASDAQ:BWMN)

Bowman Consulting Group (NASDAQ:BWMN) and 6D Global Technologies (OTCMKTS:SIXD) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

63.2% of Bowman Consulting Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of Bowman Consulting Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.2% of 6D Global Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Bowman Consulting Group has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 6D Global Technologies has a beta of 15, indicating that its share price is 1,400% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Bowman Consulting Group and 6D Global Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bowman Consulting Group	-2.62%	3.76%	1.71%
6D Global Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Bowman Consulting Group and 6D Global Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bowman Consulting Group	0	0	5	1	3.17
6D Global Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Bowman Consulting Group presently has a consensus target price of $39.70, indicating a potential upside of 40.08%. Given Bowman Consulting Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Bowman Consulting Group is more favorable than 6D Global Technologies.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Bowman Consulting Group and 6D Global Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bowman Consulting Group	$346.26 million	1.43	-$6.62 million	($0.79)	-35.87
6D Global Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

6D Global Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bowman Consulting Group.

Summary

Bowman Consulting Group beats 6D Global Technologies on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bowman Consulting Group

Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. provides a range of real estate, energy, infrastructure, and environmental management solutions in the United States. It offers civil and site engineering services, such as conceptual land planning, environmental consulting and permitting, planning/zoning and entitlements, roadway and highway designs, erosion and sediment designs, stormwater management designs, construction administration, traffic studies, floodplain studies, and utility relocation designs; and commissioning and energy efficiency services comprise construction observation, direct systems functional performance testing, system development readiness checklist, post occupancy review, review of construction documents, deferred/seasonal functional testing, final commissioning report, and commissioning review of submittals. The company also provides construction management services, including constructability review, value engineering, budgeting and cost estimating, interagency and utility coordination, onsite observation and report evaluation, public communication and outreach, and resident engineer services, as well as bid solicitation, documentation, and preparation services; and environmental consulting services consisting of wetlands and waters of the U.S. delineations, natural resources inventories, wildlife and vegetation surveys, threatened and endangered species surveys, endangered species conservation and management, wetland creation and enhancement design, NEPA documentation, section 404/401 permitting and compliance, NPDES permitting, and phase I environmental site assessment. In addition, it offers landscape architecture, land procurement and right-of-way acquisition, structural engineering, surveying and geospatial engineering, and transportation and water resources engineering services, as well as mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering services. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

About 6D Global Technologies

6D Global Technologies, Inc. is a holding company which engages in the digital business solutions. It operates through the Content Management Systems and Information Technology (IT) Staffing segments. The Content Management Systems segment offers web content management solutions, marketing cloud solutions, mobile applications, analytics, front-end user experience and design and marketing automation. The IT staffing segment provides contract and contract-to-hire IT professional staffing services. The company was founded by Tejune Kang on February 9, 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.