Head-To-Head Survey: TELUS International (Cda) (NYSE:TIXT) versus Scienjoy (NASDAQ:SJ)

TELUS International (Cda) (NYSE:TIXT) and Scienjoy (NASDAQ:SJ) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

TELUS International (Cda) has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scienjoy has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares TELUS International (Cda) and Scienjoy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TELUS International (Cda)	1.99%	11.74%	4.81%
Scienjoy	-1.48%	-0.73%	-0.59%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares TELUS International (Cda) and Scienjoy’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TELUS International (Cda)	$2.71 billion	0.33	$54.00 million	$0.15	56.27
Scienjoy	$283.20 million	0.14	$28.03 million	($0.10)	-10.05

TELUS International (Cda) has higher revenue and earnings than Scienjoy. Scienjoy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TELUS International (Cda), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for TELUS International (Cda) and Scienjoy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TELUS International (Cda)	0	7	6	0	2.46
Scienjoy	0	0	1	0	3.00

TELUS International (Cda) presently has a consensus target price of $13.83, suggesting a potential upside of 63.90%. Scienjoy has a consensus target price of $91.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8,954.73%. Given Scienjoy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Scienjoy is more favorable than TELUS International (Cda).

Insider and Institutional Ownership

59.6% of TELUS International (Cda) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Scienjoy shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of TELUS International (Cda) shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.6% of Scienjoy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

TELUS International (Cda) beats Scienjoy on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TELUS International (Cda)

TELUS International (Cda) Inc. design, builds, and delivers digital solutions for customer experience (CX) in the Asia-Pacific, the Central America, Europe, Africa, North America, and internationally. The company provides digital experience solutions, such as AI and bots, omnichannel CX, enterprise mobility solutions, cloud contact center, big data analytics, platform transformation, and UX/UI design; and customer experience solutions, including work anywhere/work from home, contact center outsourcing, technical support, sales growth and customer retention, healthcare/patient experience, and debt collection. It also offers IT lifecycle services comprising cloud platform solutions, managed IT services, application development and management, quality assurance and testing, system operations, IT service desk, internet of things, engineering solutions, and enterprise platform services; advisory services consists of digital strategy, CX process consulting, data and customer analytics, workforce management, learning excellence solutions, and business and process transformation; back office and automation solutions, such as robotic process automation, talent acquisition, finance and accounting, and supply chain management; and trust, safety, and security services, including content moderation and social media community management, and fraud prevention and detection. In addition, the company provides AI data solutions comprising data collection and creation, data annotation, data validation and relevance, and linguistic annotation for video, audio, text, image, and geographical data, as well as 3D sensor fusion. It serves technology and gaming, communications and media, ecommerce, financial services and financial technology, healthcare, travel and hospitality, and automotive industries. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. TELUS International (Cda) Inc. operates as a subsidiary of TELUS Communications Inc.

About Scienjoy

Scienjoy Holding Corporation provides mobile live streaming platforms in the People's Republic of China. The company focuses on interactive show live streaming from broadcasters to users. Its platforms enable users to view and interact with broadcasters through online chat, virtual items, and playing games. The company operates live streaming platforms under the Showself Live Streaming, Lehai Live Streaming, Haixiu Live Streaming, BeeLive Live Streaming, and Hongle Live Streaming names. It also offers technical development and advisory services. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Hangzhou City, the People's Republic of China.