Analyzing Semrush (NASDAQ:SEMR) and CCC Intelligent Solutions (NYSE:CCCS)

CCC Intelligent Solutions (NYSE:CCCS) and Semrush (NASDAQ:SEMR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and risk.

Risk & Volatility

CCC Intelligent Solutions has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Semrush has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares CCC Intelligent Solutions and Semrush’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%
Semrush	3.29%	4.93%	3.29%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for CCC Intelligent Solutions and Semrush, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CCC Intelligent Solutions	1	2	3	0	2.33
Semrush	0	2	5	1	2.88

CCC Intelligent Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $11.75, indicating a potential upside of 21.01%. Semrush has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 90.35%. Given Semrush’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Semrush is more favorable than CCC Intelligent Solutions.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

95.8% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.9% of Semrush shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 55.6% of Semrush shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CCC Intelligent Solutions and Semrush”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CCC Intelligent Solutions	$996.96 million	6.34	-$92.48 million	N/A	N/A
Semrush	$413.96 million	2.64	$950,000.00	N/A	N/A

Semrush has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CCC Intelligent Solutions.

Summary

Semrush beats CCC Intelligent Solutions on 8 of the 14 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 Semrush

Semrush Holdings, Inc. develops an online visibility management software-as-a-service platform in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company enables companies to identify and reach the right audience for their content through the right channels. Its platform enables the company's customers to understand trends and act upon insights to enhance the online visibility, and drive traffic to their websites and social media pages, as well as online listings, distribute targeted content to their customers, and measure the digital marketing campaigns. The company serves small and midsize businesses, enterprises, and marketing agencies, including consumer internet, digital media, education, financial services, healthcare, retail, software, telecommunications, and others. Semrush Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.