Comparing TaskUs (NASDAQ:TASK) & Clarivate (NYSE:CLVT)

TaskUs (NASDAQ:TASK) and Clarivate (NYSE:CLVT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares TaskUs and Clarivate’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TaskUs	5.70%	20.37%	10.72%
Clarivate	-17.33%	8.65%	3.85%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares TaskUs and Clarivate”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TaskUs	$1.10 billion	1.41	$45.87 million	$0.69	25.00
Clarivate	$2.56 billion	1.02	-$636.70 million	($0.62)	-6.27

TaskUs has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Clarivate. Clarivate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TaskUs, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for TaskUs and Clarivate, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TaskUs	0	6	1	1	2.38
Clarivate	2	4	0	0	1.67

TaskUs presently has a consensus price target of $16.88, suggesting a potential downside of 2.17%. Clarivate has a consensus price target of $4.83, suggesting a potential upside of 24.41%. Given Clarivate’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Clarivate is more favorable than TaskUs.

Risk and Volatility

TaskUs has a beta of 2.15, meaning that its share price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clarivate has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

44.6% of TaskUs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.7% of Clarivate shares are held by institutional investors. 30.6% of TaskUs shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of Clarivate shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

TaskUs beats Clarivate on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TaskUs

TaskUs, Inc. provides digital outsourcing services for companies in Philippines, the United States, India, and internationally. It offers digital customer experience that consists of omni-channel customer care services primarily delivered through non-voice digital channels; and other solutions, including experience and customer care services for new product or market launches, and customer acquisition solutions. The company also provides trust and safety solutions, such as review and disposition of user and advertiser generated visual, text, and audio content, which include removal or labeling of policy violating, and offensive or misleading content, as well as risk management, compliance, identity management, and fraud services; and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that consist of data labeling, annotation, context relevance, and transcription services for training and tuning machine learning algorithms that enables to develop AI systems. It serves clients in various industry segments comprising e-commerce, FinTech, food delivery and ride sharing, gaming, technology, HealthTech, social media, and streaming media. The company was formerly known as TU TopCo, Inc. and changed its name to TaskUs, Inc. in December 2020. TaskUs, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New Braunfels, Texas.

About Clarivate

Clarivate Plc operates as an information services provider in the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through three segments: Academia & Government, Life Sciences & Healthcare, and Intellectual Property. The company offers Web of Science and InCites, that analyzes and explores the academic research landscape and manages research information; ProQuest One and Ebook Central that provides comprehensive content collections to institutions in a cost-effective manner; and Alma and Polaris, that manages academic resources and services, connect users, and support research publications. It also provides Patent and Trademark Renewals, that supports paralegal and admin tasks throughout the patent and trademark protection and maintenance process; CompuMark and Derwent, that supports critical decisions around patent and trademark protection, risk, and value creation throughout the innovation and brand lifecycle; IPFolio and Foundation IP that creates a structured environment for the protection and management of global patent and trademark assets. In addition, the company offers Cortellis Competitive Intelligence and Cortellis Drug Discovery Intelligence, that supports the development of new drugs and medical devices from discovery to clinical trials; Cortellis Regulatory Intelligence and OFF-X to monitor drug safety issues and adhere to regulatory protocols; Real World Data and Optimize that inform commercial launch strategy and set pricing for optimal reimbursement. It serves corporations, universities, law firms, government agencies, public libraries, and other professional services organizations. The company was formerly known as Clarivate Analytics Plc and changed its name to Clarivate Plc in May 2020. Clarivate Plc was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.