Head-To-Head Survey: CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. Common Stock (NASDAQ:CCC) vs. Meridian (NASDAQ:MRDN)

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. Common Stock (NASDAQ:CCC) and Meridian (NASDAQ:MRDN) are both companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. Common Stock and Meridian”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. Common Stock	$1.06 billion	2.35	$410,000.00	$0.06	70.67
Meridian	$190.24 million	0.70	-$89.90 million	($7.27)	-1.44

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. Common Stock has higher revenue and earnings than Meridian. Meridian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. Common Stock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. Common Stock and Meridian, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. Common Stock	1	1	2	0	2.25
Meridian	1	0	0	0	1.00

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. Common Stock currently has a consensus price target of $9.33, indicating a potential upside of 120.13%. Meridian has a consensus price target of $21.60, indicating a potential upside of 105.71%. Given CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. Common Stock’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. Common Stock is more favorable than Meridian.

Profitability

This table compares CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. Common Stock and Meridian’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. Common Stock	3.18%	6.08%	3.33%
Meridian	-45.94%	-99.65%	-53.79%

Risk & Volatility

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. Common Stock has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Meridian has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.8% of CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. Common Stock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.7% of Meridian shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. Common Stock shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Meridian 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.

Summary

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. Common Stock beats Meridian on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. Common Stock

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc is a provider of cloud, mobile, AI, telematics, hyperscale technologies, and applications for the property and casualty insurance economy. The company’s SaaS platform connects trading partners, facilitates commerce, and supports mission-critical, AI-enabled digital workflows. It operates in a single segment being Domestic segment, which provides SAAS platform for the P&C insurance economy and derives revenues from providing customers with software subscriptions to the platform in addition to providing professional services and non-software services. The company has its presence in the United States and China. The majority of the revenue is generated from the United States.

About Meridian

Meridian Holdings Inc is engaged in the online gaming and betting business, providing sports betting, online casino, and gaming operations across multiple jurisdictions in Europe, Africa, and Central and South America. The company has three reportable segments: MeridianBet Group, GMAG, and RKings & CFAC. The MeridianBet Group segment includes retail and online sports betting, casinos, and related gaming operations. The GMAG segment focuses on the resale of third-party gaming content, mainly serving customers in the Asia-Pacific region. The RKings & CFAC segment is involved in pay-to-enter prize competitions and trade promotions conducted in the United Kingdom and Australia. It generates the majority of its revenue from the MeridianBet Group segment.