TJGC Group (NASDAQ:MCTR) vs. System1 (NYSE:SST) Head-To-Head Survey

System1 (NYSE:SST) and TJGC Group (NASDAQ:MCTR) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares System1 and TJGC Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
System1	-22.78%	-109.87%	-15.60%
TJGC Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for System1 and TJGC Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
System1	1	0	1	0	2.00
TJGC Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

System1 presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 164.55%. Given System1’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe System1 is more favorable than TJGC Group.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares System1 and TJGC Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
System1	$343.92 million	0.11	-$74.67 million	($8.53)	-0.44
TJGC Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

TJGC Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than System1.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

87.5% of System1 shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.2% of System1 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

System1 beats TJGC Group on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About System1

System1, Inc. provides omnichannel customer acquisition platform services through its proprietary responsive acquisition marketing platform in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Owned and Operated Advertising, and Partner Network. The company engages in the provision of acquiring traffic to its owned and operated websites, as well as revenue-sharing arrangements and related services. It also operates MapQuest, a web-based navigation service that delivers turn-by-turn direction services to users; Info.com, a metasearch engine that consumers can use to search for relevant information; HowStuffWorks, a commercial website focused on helping people solve problems in their daily lives by using various types of digital media to easily breakdown and explain complex concepts, topics, terminology and mechanisms; Startpage, a private search engine that allows users to browse and search the Internet in complete privacy; and CouponFollow for coupon destinations for online shoppers, as well as ActiveBeat and Infospace. In addition, the company provides antivirus software solutions, which offers customers a single packaged solution that provides protection and reporting to the end users. The company is based in Los Angeles, California.

About TJGC Group

Ctrl Group Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of marketing and advertising services. It offers one-stop advertising services to clients throughout the entire advertising process, which comprises the planning, creating, launching, managing, and performance monitoring of the advertisements. The company was founded by Kai Kwan Lam, Chi Fung Lau, and Chun Pong Siu on May 13, 2022 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.