PROS (NYSE:PRO – Get Free Report) and SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
Volatility and Risk
PROS has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SS&C Technologies has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for PROS and SS&C Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| PROS | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2.63 |
| SS&C Technologies | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2.88 |
Profitability
This table compares PROS and SS&C Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| PROS | -2.09% | N/A | -1.82% |
| SS&C Technologies | 13.34% | 18.92% | 6.74% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares PROS and SS&C Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| PROS | $330.37 million | 2.22 | -$20.48 million | ($0.22) | -69.20 |
| SS&C Technologies | $5.88 billion | 3.72 | $760.50 million | $3.19 | 28.05 |
SS&C Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than PROS. PROS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SS&C Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
94.3% of PROS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of PROS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 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.
Summary
SS&C Technologies beats PROS on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About PROS
PROS Holdings, Inc. provides software solutions that optimize the processes of selling and shopping in the digital economy in Europe, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. The company offers PROS Smart Configure Price Quote that improves sales productivity and accelerate deal velocity by automating common sales tasks; and PROS Smart Price Optimization and Management, which enables businesses to optimize, personalize, and harmonize pricing. It also provides PROS Airline Revenue Optimization; PROS Airline Revenue Management solution that delivers algorithmic forecasting and network optimization for the travel industry; PROS Airline Real-Time Dynamic Pricing, which offers accurate booking class availability and seat prices; PROS Dynamic Ancillary Pricing, an AI-based reinforcement learning algorithm; PROS Airline Group Sales Optimizer that enables airlines and their travel agent partners to create and manage group bookings, contracts, policies, and payments; and PROS Corporate Sales, a solution that enables airlines to create commercial agreements with corporate customers. In addition, the company provides PROS Digital Retail, a configurable end-to-end solution for airlines to optimize the traveler experience from inspiration to post-trip; PROS Dynamic Offers; and PROS Digital Offer Marketing solutions comprising airTRFX, airModules, airWire, and airSEM platforms. Further, it provides software-related services, such as implementation, configuration, consulting, training, maintenance, and support services. The company markets and sells its solutions to customers in various industries, including automotive and industrial manufacturing, transportation and logistics, chemicals and energy, food and consumables, beverages, healthcare, insurance, technology, and travel through its direct sales force, partners, resellers, and systems integrators. PROS Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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.
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