Financial Analysis: CCC Intelligent Solutions (NYSE:CCCS) versus Banzai International (NASDAQ:BNZI)

CCC Intelligent Solutions (NYSE:CCCS) and Banzai International (NASDAQ:BNZI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for CCC Intelligent Solutions and Banzai International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CCC Intelligent Solutions	0	2	6	0	2.75
Banzai International	0	0	1	0	3.00

CCC Intelligent Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.23%. Banzai International has a consensus target price of $125.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8,096.72%. Given Banzai International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Banzai International is more favorable than CCC Intelligent Solutions.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CCC Intelligent Solutions and Banzai International”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CCC Intelligent Solutions	$866.38 million	7.90	-$92.48 million	$0.02	521.76
Banzai International	$4.56 million	1.97	-$14.41 million	N/A	N/A

Banzai International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CCC Intelligent Solutions.

Risk & Volatility

CCC Intelligent Solutions has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banzai International has a beta of -0.63, suggesting that its share price is 163% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.8% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Banzai International shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 57.7% of Banzai International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares CCC Intelligent Solutions and Banzai International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CCC Intelligent Solutions	5.02%	5.35%	3.23%
Banzai International	-544.83%	N/A	-315.92%

Summary

CCC Intelligent Solutions beats Banzai International on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CCC Intelligent Solutions

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc., operates as a software as a service company for the property and casualty insurance economy in the United States and China. The company's cloud-based software as a service platform connects trading partners, facilitates commerce, and supports mission-critical, artificial intelligence enabled digital workflow across the insurance economy, including insurers, repairers, automakers, parts suppliers, lenders and more. It offers CCC insurance solutions, including CCC workflow, CCC estimating, CCC total loss, CCC casualty, CCC subrogation, and CCC claim handling; CCC repair solutions, such as CCC network management, CCC repair workflow, and CCC repair quality; CCC other ecosystem solutions, which includes CCC parts solutions, CCC automotive manufacturer solutions, CCC diagnostics service provider solutions, and CCC payments; and CCC international solutions. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

About Banzai International

Banzai International, Inc., a marketing technology company, provides data-driven marketing and sales solutions for various businesses in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Its products include Demio, a browser-based webinar platform with data and marketing features designed to help businesses engage with their audience through live events and on-demand, interactive video content; Boost, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for social sharing by event registrants; and Reach, a SaaS and managed service to increase registration and attendance of marketing events. The company serves healthcare, financial services, e-commerce, technology, media, and other industries. Banzai International, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Bainbridge Island, Washington.