Head-To-Head Analysis: Venus Acquisition (NASDAQ:VENA) vs. Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH)

Venus Acquisition (NASDAQ:VENA – Get Rating) and Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH – Get Rating) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Venus Acquisition and Cognizant Technology Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Venus Acquisition	0	0	0	0	N/A
Cognizant Technology Solutions	5	11	1	0	1.76

Cognizant Technology Solutions has a consensus target price of $69.75, indicating a potential upside of 15.52%. Given Cognizant Technology Solutions’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cognizant Technology Solutions is more favorable than Venus Acquisition.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Venus Acquisition and Cognizant Technology Solutions’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Venus Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-$810,000.00	N/A	N/A
Cognizant Technology Solutions	$19.43 billion	1.58	$2.29 billion	$4.42	13.66

Cognizant Technology Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Venus Acquisition.

Volatility and Risk

Venus Acquisition has a beta of -0.05, meaning that its stock price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Venus Acquisition and Cognizant Technology Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Venus Acquisition	N/A	-2.37%	0.14%
Cognizant Technology Solutions	11.79%	18.92%	13.05%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

67.0% of Venus Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 22.7% of Venus Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions beats Venus Acquisition on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Venus Acquisition

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Venus Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, and business combination with one or more businesses. It intends to focus on businesses in the Internet and high technology, financial technology, clean energy, health care, consumer and retail, energy and resources, food processing, manufacturing, and education sectors in Asian market. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in New York, New York.

About Cognizant Technology Solutions

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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. engages in the provision of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services. It operates through the following business segments: Financial Services, Healthcare, Products and Resources, and Communications, Media, and Technology. The Financial Services segment consists of banking and insurance services. The Healthcare segment involves healthcare and life sciences. The Products and Resources segment consists of retail and consumer goods, manufacturing and logistics, travel and hospitality, and energy and utilities. The Communications, Media, and Technology segment includes communications, information, media and entertainment, and technology. The company was founded by Wijeyaraj Kumar Mahadeva and Francisco D’Souza in 1994 and is headquartered in Teaneck, NJ.