Head to Head Analysis: SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) and Hitek Global (NASDAQ:HKIT)

SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) and Hitek Global (NASDAQ:HKIT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.9% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Hitek Global shares are held by institutional investors. 16.4% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

SS&C Technologies has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hitek Global has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SS&C Technologies and Hitek Global”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SS&C Technologies	$5.96 billion	3.28	$760.50 million	$3.22	24.64
Hitek Global	$2.90 million	7.68	$1.05 million	N/A	N/A

SS&C Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Hitek Global.

Profitability

This table compares SS&C Technologies and Hitek Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SS&C Technologies	12.93%	18.30%	6.90%
Hitek Global	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for SS&C Technologies and Hitek Global, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SS&C Technologies	0	1	5	1	3.00
Hitek Global	0	0	0	0	0.00

SS&C Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $91.86, suggesting a potential upside of 15.79%. Given SS&C Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe SS&C Technologies is more favorable than Hitek Global.

Summary

SS&C Technologies beats Hitek Global on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SS&C Technologies

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. engages in the development and provision of software solutions to the financial services and healthcare industries. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Japan, Canada, and the Americas, excluding the United States and Canada. Its products include advent genesis, antares, asset allocators, AWD, axys, BANC mall, BRIX, DST vision, evare, lightning, and moxy. The company was founded by William Charles Stone in March 1986 and is headquartered in Windsor, CT.

About Hitek Global

Hitek Global Inc. provides information technology (IT) consulting and solutions to small and medium businesses in various industry sectors in China. It offers anti-counterfeiting tax control system (ACTCS) tax devices, including golden tax disk and printers, ACTCS services, and IT services; and sells software and hardware to large businesses, such as laptops, printers, desktop computers, and related accessories, as well as Internet servers, cameras, and monitors. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Xiamen, China.