Financial Analysis: CCC Intelligent Solutions (NYSE:CCCS) versus Smead Value C (NASDAQ:SVFCX)

CCC Intelligent Solutions (NYSE:CCCS) and Smead Value C (NASDAQ:SVFCX) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.8% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of Smead Value C shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Smead Value C shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CCC Intelligent Solutions	5.02%	5.35%	3.23%
Smead Value C	N/A	N/A	-17.75%

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CCC Intelligent Solutions	1	2	3	0	2.33
Smead Value C	0	0	0	0	0.00

CCC Intelligent Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $11.75, suggesting a potential upside of 18.69%. Given CCC Intelligent Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe CCC Intelligent Solutions is more favorable than Smead Value C.

Volatility and Risk

CCC Intelligent Solutions has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smead Value C has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CCC Intelligent Solutions and Smead Value C”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CCC Intelligent Solutions	$996.96 million	6.47	-$92.48 million	N/A	N/A
Smead Value C	N/A	N/A	-$6.48 million	N/A	N/A

Smead Value C has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CCC Intelligent Solutions.

Summary

CCC Intelligent Solutions beats Smead Value C on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CCC Intelligent Solutions

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc., operates as a software as a service company for the property and casualty insurance economy in the United States and China. The company's cloud-based software as a service platform connects trading partners, facilitates commerce, and supports mission-critical, artificial intelligence enabled digital workflow across the insurance economy, including insurers, repairers, automakers, parts suppliers, lenders and more. It offers CCC insurance solutions, including CCC workflow, CCC estimating, CCC total loss, CCC casualty, CCC subrogation, and CCC claim handling; CCC repair solutions, such as CCC network management, CCC repair workflow, and CCC repair quality; CCC other ecosystem solutions, which includes CCC parts solutions, CCC automotive manufacturer solutions, CCC diagnostics service provider solutions, and CCC payments; and CCC international solutions. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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.