Semantix (NASDAQ:STIX – Get Free Report) and CI&T (NYSE:CINT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.
Risk & Volatility
Semantix has a beta of -0.37, meaning that its share price is 137% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CI&T has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Semantix and CI&T, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Semantix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| CI&T | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2.67 |
Profitability
This table compares Semantix and CI&T’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Semantix | -69.49% | -45.45% | -26.98% |
| CI&T | 4.39% | 9.55% | 4.94% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Semantix and CI&T”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Semantix | $264.23 million | 0.00 | -$63.61 million | ($0.81) | N/A |
| CI&T | $447.40 million | 2.23 | $26.55 million | $0.13 | 57.08 |
CI&T has higher revenue and earnings than Semantix. Semantix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CI&T, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
40.1% of Semantix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of CI&T shares are held by institutional investors. 35.5% of Semantix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
CI&T beats Semantix on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Semantix
Semantix, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides end-to-end proprietary Software as a Service (SaaS) data platform in Latin America and the United States. The company offers SDP, a multi-cloud SaaS data platform that provides data integration, data operations, machine learning operations, data governance, data sharing, and data visualization for financial institutions; healthcare plans operators, health insurance brokers, hospitals, clinics, and imaging and diagnostics facilities; and retailers. It also sells third-party software licenses to the finance, retail, telecommunications, healthcare, industrials, and other sectors. In addition, the company offers artificial intelligence and data analytics services, including consulting, cloud monitoring, data integration, data science, and data engineering. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.
About CI&T
CI&T, Inc. provides strategy, design and software engineering services to enable digital transformation. The firm’s solutions and services include Digital Strategy, Customer-Centric Design and Top-of-the-Line Software Engineering. The company was founded by Cesar Nivaldo Gon, Bruno Guiçardi Neto and Fernando Matt Borges Martins on June 7, 2021 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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