Presto Automation (NASDAQ:PRST – Get Free Report) and Intapp (NASDAQ:INTA – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Presto Automation and Intapp”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Presto Automation | $19.05 million | 0.01 | -$34.48 million | ($1.23) | 0.00 |
| Intapp | $447.75 million | 11.81 | -$32.02 million | ($0.29) | -235.72 |
Intapp has higher revenue and earnings than Presto Automation. Intapp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Presto Automation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Presto Automation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Intapp | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2.82 |
Presto Automation presently has a consensus price target of $0.62, indicating a potential upside of 25,733.33%. Intapp has a consensus price target of $59.27, indicating a potential downside of 13.29%. Given Presto Automation’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Presto Automation is more favorable than Intapp.
Profitability
This table compares Presto Automation and Intapp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Presto Automation | -353.49% | N/A | -203.86% |
| Intapp | -4.74% | -2.08% | -1.18% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
20.9% of Presto Automation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Intapp shares are held by institutional investors. 10.0% of Presto Automation shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Intapp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Presto Automation has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intapp has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Intapp beats Presto Automation on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Presto Automation
Presto Automation Inc. engages in the provision of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation solutions to the restaurant enterprise technology industry in the United States. The company offers Presto Voice, an AI solution to quick service restaurants that completes complex orders, including large orders with multiple menu modifications and add-ons, with limited on-site restaurant staff intervention; and Presto Touch, a pay-at-table tablet solution to casual dining chains that enables self-serve ordering, payment processing, personalization, and gaming experiences for restaurant guests. Presto Automation, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in San Carlos, California.
About Intapp
Intapp, Inc., through its subsidiary, Integration Appliance, Inc., provides industry-specific cloud-based software solutions for the professional and financial services industry in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. Its solutions include DealCloud, a deal and relationship management solution that manages financial services firms' market relationships, prospective clients and investments, current engagements and deal processes, and operations and compliance activities; collaboration and content solutions, including Intapp documents, an engagement-centric document management system, and Intapp workspaces; risk and compliance management solutions, such as Intapp conflicts, Intapp intake, Intapp terms, Intapp walls, and Intapp employee compliance; and operational and financial management solutions comprising Intapp Billstream, a cloud-based automated proforma invoice solution, Intapp time, and Intapp terms. The company's solutions enable private capital, investment banking, legal, accounting, and consulting firms to realize the benefits of modern AI and cloud-based architectures for their critical business functions without compromising industry-specific functionality or regulatory compliance. It also offers strategic advisory, operational transformation, technology and digital strategy, data strategy, risk management, change management, program management, and M&A preparation; implementation services; managed services; and technical support services, as well as collaboration and integration solutions. The company sells its software on a subscription basis through a direct enterprise sales model. The company was formerly known as LegalApp Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Intapp, Inc. in February 2021. Intapp, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
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