Concentrix (CNXC) Competitors

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) and Concentrix (NASDAQ:CNXC) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Does the media refer more to FOUR or CNXC?

In the previous week, Concentrix had 4 more articles in the media than Shift4 Payments. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Concentrix and 10 mentions for Shift4 Payments. Concentrix's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Shift4 Payments' score of 0.52 indicating that Concentrix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shift4 Payments	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Concentrix	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, FOUR or CNXC?

Shift4 Payments has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Concentrix has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FOUR or CNXC?

98.9% of Shift4 Payments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Concentrix shares are held by institutional investors. 30.6% of Shift4 Payments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Concentrix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FOUR or CNXC?

Concentrix has higher revenue and earnings than Shift4 Payments. Concentrix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shift4 Payments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shift4 Payments	$2.56B	3.13	$86.20M	$1.65	54.87
Concentrix	$7.11B	0.38	$313.84M	$3.08	13.48

Do analysts rate FOUR or CNXC?

Shift4 Payments presently has a consensus price target of $95.11, suggesting a potential upside of 5.05%. Concentrix has a consensus price target of $79.00, suggesting a potential upside of 90.32%. Given Concentrix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Concentrix is more favorable than Shift4 Payments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shift4 Payments	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Concentrix	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FOUR or CNXC?

Shift4 Payments received 62 more outperform votes than Concentrix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.90% of users gave Shift4 Payments an outperform vote while only 54.55% of users gave Concentrix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shift4 Payments	Outperform Votes 86 58.90%	Underperform Votes 60 41.10%
Concentrix	Outperform Votes 24 54.55%	Underperform Votes 20 45.45%

Is FOUR or CNXC more profitable?

Shift4 Payments has a net margin of 3.64% compared to Concentrix's net margin of 2.18%. Shift4 Payments' return on equity of 24.19% beat Concentrix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shift4 Payments	3.64%	24.19%	6.10%
Concentrix	2.18%	16.57%	5.57%

Summary

Shift4 Payments beats Concentrix on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.