Reviewing CISO Global (NASDAQ:CISO) and Intapp (NASDAQ:INTA)

CISO Global (NASDAQ:CISO) and Intapp (NASDAQ:INTA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

CISO Global has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intapp has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

40.1% of CISO Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Intapp shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.8% of CISO Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.2% of Intapp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares CISO Global and Intapp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CISO Global	-41.01%	-74.83%	-22.75%
Intapp	-5.35%	-1.58%	-0.93%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CISO Global and Intapp”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CISO Global	$30.75 million	0.67	-$24.24 million	($0.14)	-3.36
Intapp	$504.12 million	6.03	-$18.22 million	($0.36)	-103.03

Intapp has higher revenue and earnings than CISO Global. Intapp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CISO Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for CISO Global and Intapp, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CISO Global	1	0	0	0	1.00
Intapp	2	2	4	0	2.25

Intapp has a consensus target price of $55.29, indicating a potential upside of 49.06%. Given Intapp’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Intapp is more favorable than CISO Global.

Summary

Intapp beats CISO Global on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CISO Global

CISO Global Inc. operates as a cybersecurity and compliance company in the United States, Chile, and internationally. The company offers security managed services, including compliance, secured managed, and cyber defense operation services; culture education and enablement; tools and technology provisioning; data, privacy, regulations, and compliance monitoring; remote infrastructure administration; and antivirus and patch management services. It also provides cybersecurity professional services, such as incident response and digital forensics; security testing and training; cybersecurity consulting; compliance auditing; vulnerability assessment and penetration testing; and disaster recovery and data backup solutions. The company was formerly known as Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation and changed its name to CISO Global Inc. in May 2023. CISO Global Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

About Intapp

Intapp, Inc., through its subsidiary, Integration Appliance, Inc., provides industry-specific cloud-based software solutions for the professional and financial services industry in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. Its solutions include DealCloud, a deal and relationship management solution that manages financial services firms' market relationships, prospective clients and investments, current engagements and deal processes, and operations and compliance activities; collaboration and content solutions, including Intapp documents, an engagement-centric document management system, and Intapp workspaces; risk and compliance management solutions, such as Intapp conflicts, Intapp intake, Intapp terms, Intapp walls, and Intapp employee compliance; and operational and financial management solutions comprising Intapp Billstream, a cloud-based automated proforma invoice solution, Intapp time, and Intapp terms. The company's solutions enable private capital, investment banking, legal, accounting, and consulting firms to realize the benefits of modern AI and cloud-based architectures for their critical business functions without compromising industry-specific functionality or regulatory compliance. It also offers strategic advisory, operational transformation, technology and digital strategy, data strategy, risk management, change management, program management, and M&A preparation; implementation services; managed services; and technical support services, as well as collaboration and integration solutions. The company sells its software on a subscription basis through a direct enterprise sales model. The company was formerly known as LegalApp Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Intapp, Inc. in February 2021. Intapp, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.