Contrasting CI&T (CINT) and Its Competitors

CI&T (NYSE:CINT) is one of 273 public companies in the “IT Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare CI&T to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

CI&T has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CI&T’s rivals have a beta of 2.16, indicating that their average stock price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares CI&T and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CI&T	6.33%	11.99%	6.70%
CI&T Competitors	-190.51%	-32.79%	-8.37%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for CI&T and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CI&T	2	2	7	0	2.45
CI&T Competitors	2009	5684	9513	343	2.47

CI&T presently has a consensus price target of $6.09, indicating a potential upside of 92.14%. As a group, “IT Services” companies have a potential upside of 23.89%. Given CI&T’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CI&T is more favorable than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

92.4% of CI&T shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.4% of shares of all “IT Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of shares of all “IT Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CI&T and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CI&T	$489.65 million	$40.62 million	10.93
CI&T Competitors	$3.51 billion	$223.00 million	-19.03

CI&T’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than CI&T. CI&T is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

CI&T beats its rivals on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

CI&T Company Profile

CI&T is a global technology and digital transformation company that helps organizations develop and improve digital products, services and operations. Its offerings include technology consulting, product design, software development, data and artificial intelligence solutions, cloud services and modernization of existing systems. Founded in Brazil in 1995, the company serves clients across multiple industries and geographies, including North America, Latin America and Europe. CI&T works with organizations on initiatives ranging from digital strategy and customer experiences to the design and implementation of technology platforms.