Head to Head Contrast: Smead Value C (NASDAQ:SVFCX) versus Intellicheck (NYSE:IDN)

Smead Value C (NASDAQ:SVFCX) and Intellicheck (NYSE:IDN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

60.2% of Smead Value C shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Intellicheck shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of Smead Value C shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Intellicheck shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Smead Value C and Intellicheck, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smead Value C	0	0	0	0	0.00
Intellicheck	0	0	3	0	3.00

Intellicheck has a consensus price target of $5.83, indicating a potential upside of 7.23%. Given Intellicheck’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Intellicheck is more favorable than Smead Value C.

Profitability

This table compares Smead Value C and Intellicheck’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smead Value C	N/A	N/A	-17.75%
Intellicheck	-3.37%	-1.59%	-1.23%

Volatility & Risk

Smead Value C has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intellicheck has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Smead Value C and Intellicheck”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Smead Value C	N/A	N/A	-$6.48 million	N/A	N/A
Intellicheck	$20.21 million	5.34	-$1.98 million	($0.04)	-136.00

Intellicheck has higher revenue and earnings than Smead Value C.

Summary

Intellicheck beats Smead Value C on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Smead Value C

SVF Investment Corp. 3 does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was formerly known as SVF Investment III Corp. and changed its name to SVF Investment Corp. 3 in January 2021. SVF Investment Corp. 3 was incorporated in 2020 and is based in San Carlos, California.

About Intellicheck

Intellicheck, Inc., a technology company, provides on-demand digital identity validation solutions for KYC, fraud, and age verification needs in North America. The company offers solutions for digital and physical identities for financial services, fintech companies, BNPL providers, e-commerce and retail commerce businesses, law enforcement, and government agencies. It provides identity systems products, including commercial identification products, such as Intellicheck Platform, an identity solution that checks whether an ID is valid, matches the ID to the person presenting it, and provides a risk score to determine the risk of doing business with that person; IDN-Portal, an Intellicheck-branded identity validation application that provides the ability to scan an ID using a mobile phone; IDN-Portal+ that offers document validation, retail POS integration, additional data for analytics and analysis, and online validation, and other features; IDN-Direct that provides access to additional data and the ability to use the platform's Risk Score capability to help with decision-making; and Intellicheck mobile app, which provides the ability to login and scan an ID. The company also offers State Aware Software solution, which provides or restricts information that is electronically scanned from an ID based on the electronic reading laws according to the state in which the ID is scanned; data collection devices that enable its software applications to be used on a variety of commercially available credit card terminals, PDAs, tablets, laptops, desktops, mobile phones, and point-of-sale terminals; and instant credit application kiosk software applications. It serves government, military, and commercial markets. The company was formerly known as Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc. and changed its name to Intellicheck, Inc. in May 2017. Intellicheck, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.