Primech (NASDAQ:PMEC – Get Free Report) and Wolters Kluwer (OTCMKTS:WTKWY – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Primech and Wolters Kluwer’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Primech | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Wolters Kluwer | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Primech and Wolters Kluwer”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Primech | $74.35 million | 0.91 | -$1.94 million | N/A | N/A |
Wolters Kluwer | $6.40 billion | 5.00 | $1.17 billion | N/A | N/A |
Wolters Kluwer has higher revenue and earnings than Primech.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Primech and Wolters Kluwer, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Primech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Wolters Kluwer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.50 |
Volatility & Risk
Primech has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Wolters Kluwer has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
88.1% of Primech shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Wolters Kluwer shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Wolters Kluwer beats Primech on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Primech
Primech Holdings Ltd. provides facilities and stewarding services in the public and private sectors in Singapore. Its facilities services include educational institutions cleaning, airport cleaning, and conservancy areas cleaning services, as well as offers cleaning of hotels, public spaces, roads, condominium, office, industrial, and retail stores. The company offers housekeeping services; specialized cleaning services, including marble polishing, building façade cleaning, and clean room sanitation services; and waste management and pest control services. In addition, it provides stewarding services comprising cleaning of the kitchen area of healthcare facilities, hotels, and restaurants, as well as supplies ad hoc customer service officers, and food and beverage service crews to healthcare facilities, hotels, and restaurants. Further, the company operates HomeHelpy, an online portal that allows individual customers to book cleaning services in homes and offices; and manufactures and sells cleaning supplies, such as hand soaps, hand soap dispensers, cleaning fluids, and garbage bags used for general, floor, carpet, restroom, or kitchen purposes, as well as treatment products used in the marine industry under the D’Bond brand name. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Singapore. Primech Holdings Ltd. is a subsidiary of Sapphire Universe Holdings Limited.
About Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer N.V. provides professional information, software solutions, and services in the Netherlands, rest of Europe, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through Health; Tax & Accounting; Financial & Corporate Compliance; Legal & Regulatory; and Corporate Performance & ESG segments. The Health segment offers clinical technology and evidence-based solutions that drive effective decision-making and improved outcomes across healthcare. It serves hospitals, healthcare organizations, clinicians, students, schools, libraries, payers, life sciences, and pharmacies. The Tax & Accounting segment offers solutions that help tax, accounting, and audit professionals to drive productivity, navigate change, and deliver better outcomes. It serves accounting firms, tax and auditing departments, businesses of all sizes, government agencies, libraries, and universities. The Financial & Corporate Compliance segment offers solutions for legal entity compliance and banking product compliance. It serves corporations, small businesses, law firms, banks, non-bank lenders, credit unions, insurers, and securities firms. The Legal & Regulatory segment provides information, insights, and workflow solutions for changing regulatory obligations, managing risk, and increasing efficiency. It provides solutions for legal and compliance professionals in law firms, corporate legal departments, universities, and government organizations. The Corporate Performance & ESG segment offers enterprise software to drive financial and sustainability performance and manage risks, meet reporting requirements, improve safety and productivity, and reduce environmental impact. It serves corporate finance, audit, planning, risk, environmental, health and safety, operational risk management, and sustainability professionals in corporations, banks, and governments. Wolters Kluwer N.V. was founded in 1836 and is based in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.
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