Reviewing CDW (NASDAQ:CDW) and Linkage Global (NASDAQ:LGCB)

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CDW and Linkage Global”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CDW	$21.33 billion	1.10	$1.08 billion	$8.07	22.17
Linkage Global	$10.29 million	0.41	-$440,000.00	N/A	N/A

CDW has higher revenue and earnings than Linkage Global.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.2% of CDW shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Linkage Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of CDW shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares CDW and Linkage Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CDW	5.13%	55.42%	8.94%
Linkage Global	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

CDW has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Linkage Global has a beta of -1.74, indicating that its stock price is 274% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for CDW and Linkage Global, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CDW	0	4	4	0	2.50
Linkage Global	0	0	0	0	0.00

CDW currently has a consensus target price of $216.38, suggesting a potential upside of 20.92%. Given CDW’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe CDW is more favorable than Linkage Global.

Summary

CDW beats Linkage Global on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CDW

CDW Corporation provides information technology (IT) solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Corporate, Small Business, and Public. The company offers discrete hardware and software products and services, as well as integrated IT solutions, including on-premise and cloud capabilities across hybrid infrastructure, digital experience, and security. It also provides hardware products comprising notebooks/mobile devices, tablets, network communications, desktop computers, collaboration, data storage and servers, and others; and software products, such as cloud solutions, software assurance, application suites, security, virtualization, operating systems, and network management. In addition, the company offers advisory and design, software development, implementation, managed, professional, configuration, partner, and telecom services, as well as warranties; delivers and manages mission critical software, systems, and network solutions; and implementation and installation, and repair services to its customers through various third-party service providers. It serves government, education, and healthcare customers; and small, medium, and large business customers. CDW Corporation was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Vernon Hills, Illinois.

About Linkage Global

Linkage Global Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a cross-border e-commerce integrated services provider in Japan, Hong Kong, and Mainland China. It provides cross-border product sales; digital marketing services; and e-commerce operation training and software support services. Linkage Global Inc was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.