GigaCloud Technology (GCT) Competitors

GigaCloud Technology (NASDAQ:GCT) and Cosan (NYSE:CSAN) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and community ranking.

Does the media prefer GCT or CSAN?

In the previous week, GigaCloud Technology had 4 more articles in the media than Cosan. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for GigaCloud Technology and 1 mentions for Cosan. GigaCloud Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Cosan's score of -0.50 indicating that GigaCloud Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GigaCloud Technology	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cosan	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Is GCT or CSAN more profitable?

GigaCloud Technology has a net margin of 11.75% compared to Cosan's net margin of 0.00%. GigaCloud Technology's return on equity of 40.32% beat Cosan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GigaCloud Technology	11.75%	40.32%	13.94%
Cosan	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, GCT or CSAN?

GigaCloud Technology has a beta of 2.05, meaning that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cosan has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GCT or CSAN?

GigaCloud Technology received 9 more outperform votes than Cosan when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.62% of users gave GigaCloud Technology an outperform vote while only 10.53% of users gave Cosan an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GigaCloud Technology	Outperform Votes 11 84.62%	Underperform Votes 2 15.38%
Cosan	Outperform Votes 2 10.53%	Underperform Votes 17 89.47%

Which has better earnings & valuation, GCT or CSAN?

Cosan has higher revenue and earnings than GigaCloud Technology. Cosan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GigaCloud Technology, 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
GigaCloud Technology	$1.16B	0.55	$94.11M	$3.05	5.22
Cosan	$43.95B	0.06	$219.21M	$1.32	4.12

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GCT or CSAN?

34.9% of GigaCloud Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 43.0% of GigaCloud Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer GCT or CSAN?

GigaCloud Technology currently has a consensus target price of $36.67, suggesting a potential upside of 130.32%. Cosan has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 249.59%. Given Cosan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cosan is more favorable than GigaCloud Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GigaCloud Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Cosan	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Summary

GigaCloud Technology beats Cosan on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.