Analyzing CID Holdco (NASDAQ:DAIC) & Science Applications International (NYSE:SAIC)

CID Holdco (NASDAQ:DAIC) and Science Applications International (NYSE:SAIC) are both manufacturing companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

76.0% of Science Applications International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Science Applications International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares CID Holdco and Science Applications International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CID Holdco	N/A	N/A	N/A
Science Applications International	4.11%	24.18%	7.78%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CID Holdco and Science Applications International”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CID Holdco	$290,467.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Science Applications International	$7.35 billion	0.63	$477.00 million	$7.82	13.13

Science Applications International has higher revenue and earnings than CID Holdco.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for CID Holdco and Science Applications International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CID Holdco	1	0	0	0	1.00
Science Applications International	1	7	3	0	2.18

Science Applications International has a consensus price target of $116.91, suggesting a potential upside of 13.82%. Given Science Applications International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Science Applications International is more favorable than CID Holdco.

Summary

Science Applications International beats CID Holdco on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Science Applications International

Science Applications International Corporation provides technical, engineering, and enterprise information technology (IT) services primarily in the United States. The company's offerings include IT modernization; digital engineering; artificial intelligence; Weapon systems support design, build, modify, integrate, and sustain weapon systems; and end-to-end services, such as design, development, integration, deployment, management and operations, sustainment, and security of its customers' IT infrastructure, as well as training and simulation and ground vehicles support which integrates, modify, upgrades, and sustains ground vehicles for nation's armed forces. It serves the U.S. army and navy; air force, other Department of Defense and Federal Government; joint commands and space force; federal civilian agencies; health services; and space industries. The company was formerly known as SAIC Gemini, Inc. and changed its name to Science Applications International Corporation in September 2013. Science Applications International Corporation was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.