Comparing CCC Intelligent Solutions (NYSE:CCCS) and Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX)

CCC Intelligent Solutions (NYSE:CCCS) and Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares CCC Intelligent Solutions and Nutanix’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CCC Intelligent Solutions	5.02%	5.35%	3.23%
Nutanix	-3.54%	-12.28%	3.30%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for CCC Intelligent Solutions and Nutanix, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CCC Intelligent Solutions	0	3	5	0	2.63
Nutanix	0	1	13	1	3.00

CCC Intelligent Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $13.38, suggesting a potential upside of 38.46%. Nutanix has a consensus price target of $87.79, suggesting a potential upside of 13.89%. Given CCC Intelligent Solutions’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CCC Intelligent Solutions is more favorable than Nutanix.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CCC Intelligent Solutions and Nutanix”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CCC Intelligent Solutions	$944.80 million	6.72	-$92.48 million	$0.04	241.50
Nutanix	$2.32 billion	8.91	-$124.78 million	($0.28)	-275.29

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

Risk & Volatility

CCC Intelligent Solutions has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nutanix has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.8% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.3% of Nutanix shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Nutanix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Nutanix beats CCC Intelligent Solutions on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CCC Intelligent Solutions

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc., operates as a software as a service company for the property and casualty insurance economy in the United States and China. The company's cloud-based software as a service platform connects trading partners, facilitates commerce, and supports mission-critical, artificial intelligence enabled digital workflow across the insurance economy, including insurers, repairers, automakers, parts suppliers, lenders and more. It offers CCC insurance solutions, including CCC workflow, CCC estimating, CCC total loss, CCC casualty, CCC subrogation, and CCC claim handling; CCC repair solutions, such as CCC network management, CCC repair workflow, and CCC repair quality; CCC other ecosystem solutions, which includes CCC parts solutions, CCC automotive manufacturer solutions, CCC diagnostics service provider solutions, and CCC payments; and CCC international solutions. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

About Nutanix

Nutanix, Inc. engages in the provision of a cloud platform leveraging web-scale engineering and consumer-grade design. It operates through the following geographic segments: United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Other Americas. The firm also provides software solutions and cloud services to customers’ enterprise infrastructure. The company was founded by Dheeraj Pandey, Ajeet Singh, and Mohit Aron in 2009 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.