CI&T (CINT) & Its Rivals Head to Head Review

CI&T (NYSE:CINT – Get Rating) is one of 65 public companies in the “Custom computer programming services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare CI&T to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for CI&T and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CI&T	0	1	1	0	2.50
CI&T Competitors	220	1433	2549	83	2.58

CI&T currently has a consensus price target of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 114.95%. As a group, “Custom computer programming services” companies have a potential upside of 33.88%. Given CI&T’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe CI&T is more favorable than its rivals.

Volatility & Risk

CI&T has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CI&T’s rivals have a beta of 2.54, indicating that their average stock price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CI&T and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CI&T	$423.72 million	$24.39 million	29.72
CI&T Competitors	$2.11 billion	$184.44 million	20.88

CI&T’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than CI&T. CI&T is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares CI&T and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CI&T	5.74%	18.51%	8.21%
CI&T Competitors	-15.07%	-7.54%	0.09%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

9.4% of CI&T shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of shares of all “Custom computer programming services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 18.1% of shares of all “Custom computer programming services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CI&T rivals beat CI&T on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

CI&T Company Profile

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CI&T Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides strategy, design, and software engineering services to enable digital transformation for enterprises worldwide. It develops customizable software through the implementation of software solutions, including machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, and cloud and mobility technologies. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Campinas, Brazil.