Lichen International (NASDAQ:LICN – Get Free Report) and Concentrix (NASDAQ:CNXC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Lichen International and Concentrix, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lichen International | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Concentrix | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.17 |
Concentrix has a consensus price target of $32.75, suggesting a potential upside of 28.94%. Given Concentrix’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Concentrix is more favorable than Lichen International.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lichen International | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Concentrix | -13.16% | 19.82% | 5.62% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
90.3% of Concentrix shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Concentrix shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Lichen International and Concentrix”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lichen International | $24.52 million | 0.03 | -$21.96 million | N/A | N/A |
| Concentrix | $9.83 billion | 0.16 | -$1.28 billion | ($21.32) | -1.19 |
Lichen International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Concentrix.
Risk & Volatility
Lichen International has a beta of -1.12, meaning that its stock price is 212% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Concentrix has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Concentrix beats Lichen International on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lichen International
Lichen China Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an investment holding company, provides financial and taxation, education support, and software and maintenance services in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company offers financial and taxation related management consultation, internal control management consultation, annual or regular consultation, and internal training and general consultation services; and education support services, including marketing, operational, and technical support, as well as sells teaching and learning materials. It also provides Lichen Education Accounting Practice System V1.0, a financial and taxation training software, and academic affairs management system to partnered institutions under the partnership agreements, as well as offers software installation, training, and after sales technical and maintenance support services. Lichen China Limited was founded in 2004 and is based in Jinjiang, China.
About Concentrix
Concentrix Corporation engages in the provision of technology-infused customer experience (CX) solutions worldwide. The company provides CX process optimization, technology innovation, front- and back-office automation, analytics, and business transformation services, across various channels of communication, such as voice, chat, email, social media, asynchronous messaging, and custom applications. It also offers customer lifecycle management; customer experience/user experience strategy and design; analytics and actionable insights; digital transformation services that design and engineer CX solutions to enable efficient customer self-service and build customer loyalty; customer engagement solutions and services that address the entirety of the customer lifecycle; AI technology that can intelligently act on customer intent to improve customer experience with non-human engagement; voice of the customer and analytics solutions to gather and analyze customer feedback to foster loyalty to, and growth with, clients; analytics and consulting solutions that synthesize data and provide professional insight to improve clients’ customer experience strategies; vertical business process outsourcing (BPO) services; and back office BPO services that support clients in non-customer facing areas. The company’s clients include technology and consumer electronics, retail, travel and e-commerce, communications and media, banking, financial services and insurance, healthcare, and others, as well as global IPOs, social brands, and banks. Concentrix Corporation was founded in 2004 and is based in Newark, California.
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