Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) vs. Reliq Health Technologies (OTCMKTS:RQHTF) Financial Survey

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) and Reliq Health Technologies (OTCMKTS:RQHTF) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Jacobs Solutions has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reliq Health Technologies has a beta of 5.56, meaning that its stock price is 456% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Jacobs Solutions and Reliq Health Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jacobs Solutions	0	6	6	0	2.50
Reliq Health Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Jacobs Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $154.60, indicating a potential upside of 22.18%. Given Jacobs Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Jacobs Solutions is more favorable than Reliq Health Technologies.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

85.7% of Jacobs Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Reliq Health Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Jacobs Solutions 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Jacobs Solutions and Reliq Health Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jacobs Solutions	$12.03 billion	1.24	$289.34 million	$3.65	34.67
Reliq Health Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Jacobs Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Reliq Health Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Jacobs Solutions and Reliq Health Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jacobs Solutions	3.49%	20.59%	6.70%
Reliq Health Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Jacobs Solutions beats Reliq Health Technologies on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Jacobs Solutions

Jacobs Solutions Inc. provides consulting, technical, engineering, scientific, and project delivery services for the government and private sectors in the United States, Europe, Canada, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through Critical Mission Solutions, People & Places Solutions, Divergent Solutions, and PA Consulting segments. The company offers cyber, data analytics, systems and software application integration and consulting, enterprise level and mission IT, design, nuclear, and enterprise level operations and maintenance services; software development, testing, mission integration, program management, research, development, test, evaluation services, training, and environmental remediation services; and other technical consulting solutions, as well as construction and construction management services. It also provides consulting services for consumer and manufacturing, defense and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government, health and life sciences, and transport industries. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

About Reliq Health Technologies

Reliq Health Technologies Inc., a healthcare technology company, develops secure telemedicine and virtual care solutions for the healthcare market. It offers iUGO Care platform, a software as a solution that allows complex patients to receive care in the home. The company was formerly known as Moseda Technologies Inc. and changed its name to Reliq Health Technologies Inc. in May 2016. Reliq Health Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 2005 is headquartered in Hamilton, Canada.