Contrasting Recruit (OTCMKTS:RCRUY) & BlackSky Technology (NYSE:BKSY)

Recruit (OTCMKTS:RCRUY) and BlackSky Technology (NYSE:BKSY) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

27.1% of BlackSky Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of BlackSky Technology shares are owned 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.

Profitability

This table compares Recruit and BlackSky Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Recruit	14.94%	35.54%	20.88%
BlackSky Technology	-61.24%	-51.24%	-14.80%

Risk & Volatility

Recruit has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackSky Technology has a beta of 2.7, meaning that its share price is 170% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Recruit and BlackSky Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Recruit	0	1	0	0	2.00
BlackSky Technology	1	1	2	1	2.60

BlackSky Technology has a consensus price target of $39.33, indicating a potential upside of 123.00%. Given BlackSky Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BlackSky Technology is more favorable than Recruit.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Recruit and BlackSky Technology”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Recruit	$24.56 billion	6.84	$3.28 billion	$0.52	43.88
BlackSky Technology	$106.57 million	6.77	-$70.26 million	($1.82)	-9.69

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

Summary

Recruit beats BlackSky Technology on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Recruit

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. provides HR technology and business solutions that transforms the world of work. It operates through three segments: HR Technology, Matching & Solutions, and Staffing. The HR Technology segment provides various technological solutions that help job seekers and employers in navigating hiring and recruitment. The Matching & Solutions segment offers HR solutions that support business clients’ recruiting and hiring activities and individual users’ job search activities through its job advertising services and placement services. This segment also provides marketing solutions that provide matching platforms for businesses in various industries, including housing and real estate, beauty, bridal, travel, dining, and others, as well as SaaS solutions, which are business and management support tools for small and medium-sized companies. The Staffing segment provides temporary staffing services in Japan, Europe, the United States, and Australia. Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. operates in more than 60 countries. The company was formerly known as Recruit Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. in October 2012. Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About BlackSky Technology

BlackSky Technology Inc. provides geospatial intelligence, imagery and related data analytic products and services, and mission systems that include the development, integration, and operation of satellite and ground systems for government and commercial customers in North America, the Middle East, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company's Spectra software platform processes a range of observations from its satellite constellation and various external data sources, including imaging, radar and radio frequency satellites, environmental sensors, asset tracking sensors, Internet-of-Things (IoT) connected devices, internet-enabled narrative sources, and a variety of geotemporal data feeds. It offers a range of services related to object, change and anomaly detection, site monitoring, and enhanced analytics, which helps to detect key pattern of life changes in critical locations, including strategic locations and infrastructure comprising ports, airports, and construction sites; retail activity; commodities stockpiles; and other sites that contain critical commodities and supply chain inventory. In addition, the company develops and delivers satellites and payload systems; and provides professional and engineering services. Its products and services are used in national security, supply chain intelligence, crisis management, critical infrastructure monitoring, economic intelligence, and other applications. BlackSky Technology Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.