Comparing Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification (OTCMKTS:BVRDF) & Information Services Group (NASDAQ:III)

Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification (OTCMKTS:BVRDF) and Information Services Group (NASDAQ:III) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Information Services Group has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification and Information Services Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification	$6.75 billion	2.30	$616.15 million	N/A	N/A
Information Services Group	$247.59 million	0.89	$2.84 million	$0.15	30.33

Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification has higher revenue and earnings than Information Services Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

73.1% of Information Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.9% of Information Services Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification and Information Services Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification	N/A	N/A	N/A
Information Services Group	3.18%	7.10%	3.13%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification and Information Services Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification	0	1	0	1	3.00
Information Services Group	0	1	1	1	3.00

Information Services Group has a consensus price target of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.88%. Given Information Services Group’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Information Services Group is more favorable than Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification.

Summary

Information Services Group beats Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification

Bureau Veritas SA provides laboratory testing, inspection, and certification services. It operates through six segments: Marine & Offshore; Agri-Food & Commodities; Buildings & Infrastructure; Industry; Certification; and Consumer Products. The company engages in inspecting, analyzing, auditing, and certifying the products, assets, and management systems of its clients in relation to regulatory or self-imposed standards, as well as issues compliance reports. It also provides laboratory and on-site testing services for manufacturing and process industries; inspection services for products, services, assets, and installations, as well as various services designed to control quality, verify quantity, and meet regulatory requirements; and certification services for management systems, products, and people. The company serves automotive and transportation, building and infrastructure, chemicals, commodities and agriculture, consumer products and retail, food, marine and offshore, oil and gas, and power and utilities industries, as well as financial services and public sectors. It operates in approximately 140 countries through a network of offices and laboratories. Bureau Veritas SA was founded in 1828 and is headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

About Information Services Group

Information Services Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology research and advisory company in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers digital transformation services, including automation, cloud, and data analytics; sourcing advisory; managed governance and risk; network carrier; technology strategy and operations design; change management; and market intelligence and technology research and analysis services. It supports private and public sector organizations to transform and optimize their operational environments. The company also provides ISG Digital, a client solution platform that helps clients developing technology, transformation, sourcing, and digital solutions; and ISG Enterprise, a client solution platform that helps clients manage change and optimize operations in areas comprising finance, human resource, and Procure2Pay. In addition, it offers ISG GovernX to automate the management of third-party supplier relationships that comprise contract and project lifecycles, and risk management; ISG Generative AI; ISG Network Select to streamline and simplify how enterprises build their network solutions; HR technology and transformations; providers-as-a-business services; ISG Digital Engineering; ISG Research; and training-as-a-service. The company serves private sector clients operating in the manufacturing, banking and financial services, insurance, health sciences, energy and utilities, and consumer services industries; and public sector clients, including state and local governments, airport and transit authorities, and national and provincial government units. Information Services Group, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.