Analyzing ChinaCache International (OTCMKTS:CCIHY) and Rimini Street (NASDAQ:RMNI)

ChinaCache International (OTCMKTS:CCIHY) and Rimini Street (NASDAQ:RMNI) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares ChinaCache International and Rimini Street’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ChinaCache International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rimini Street	1.69%	-53.91%	3.24%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ChinaCache International and Rimini Street”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ChinaCache International	$131.95 million	0.01	-$7.42 million	N/A	N/A
Rimini Street	$421.54 million	1.11	$37.10 million	$0.08	62.38

Rimini Street has higher revenue and earnings than ChinaCache International.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for ChinaCache International and Rimini Street, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ChinaCache International	0	0	0	0	0.00
Rimini Street	0	3	1	0	2.25

Rimini Street has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.20%. Given Rimini Street’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rimini Street is more favorable than ChinaCache International.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

73.8% of Rimini Street shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of ChinaCache International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 42.0% of Rimini Street shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Rimini Street beats ChinaCache International on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ChinaCache International

ChinaCache International Holdings Ltd., an investment holding company, provides content and application delivery services in the People's Republic of China. The company offers a portfolio of services and solutions to businesses, government agencies, and other enterprises to enhance the reliability and scalability of their online services and applications. Its services include Web page content, file transfer, and rich media streaming services; and guaranteed application services for Websites that have various features, such as online booking and ordering, real-time stock quotes, and online surveys. It also provides managed Internet data services for content and application delivery, and network infrastructure and security; content bridging services for mobile telecommunications carriers; Internet exchange and data center services; and mobile Internet solutions. In addition, the company offers various value-added services, such as geo-content acceleration service, performance evaluation modules, scalable service routing service, link anti-hijack service, user behavior analysis service, Website performance evaluation service, all-around application acceleration solution, and cloud extension solution. Further, the company provides technical consultation services; and leases mechanical equipment. Additionally, it engages in computer hardware and technology development; and real estate management businesses. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

About Rimini Street

Rimini Street, Inc. provides enterprise software products, services, and support. The company engages in the provision of support services for Oracle and SAP enterprise software products. It also provides Rimini ONE, an outsourcing option that offers a set of unified and integrated services to run, manage, support, customize, configure, connect, protect, monitor, and optimize its clients’ application, database, and technology enterprise software; Rimini Support, a mission-critical support for Oracle, SAP, proprietary and open-source database, and technology software; Rimini Manage, a suite of managed services for application and database software; Rimini Protect, a suite of personalized software security services and solutions; and Rimini Connect, a suite of managed interoperability solutions for browsers, operating systems, and email systems. In addition, the company offers Rimini Watch, a suite of observability solutions that include monitoring and system health check solutions; Rimini Consult, a suite of professional services for clients’ enterprise software customization, configuration, implementation, integration, interoperability, migration, staff augmentation, and other project needs; and Rimini Custom, a program that expands support and related services to a broader portfolio of enterprise software. The company serves Fortune 500 companies and Fortune Global 100 companies across various industries. It sells its solutions primarily through direct sales organizations in North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Asia-Pacific. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.