CI&T (NYSE:CINT – Get Free Report) and Semantix (NASDAQ:STIX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.
Risk and Volatility
CI&T has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Semantix has a beta of -0.37, indicating that its stock price is 137% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares CI&T and Semantix”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CI&T | $447.40 million | 2.23 | $26.55 million | $0.13 | 57.08 |
| Semantix | $264.23 million | 0.00 | -$63.61 million | ($0.81) | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares CI&T and Semantix’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CI&T | 4.39% | 9.55% | 4.94% |
| Semantix | -69.49% | -45.45% | -26.98% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
92.5% of CI&T shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.1% of Semantix shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.5% of Semantix shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for CI&T and Semantix, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CI&T | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2.67 |
| Semantix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
CI&T currently has a consensus price target of $8.37, indicating a potential upside of 12.76%. Given CI&T’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CI&T is more favorable than Semantix.
Summary
CI&T beats Semantix on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
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