Sprout Social (SPT) Competitors

CCC Intelligent Solutions (NYSE:CCCS) and Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Does the media refer more to CCCS or SPT?

In the previous week, CCC Intelligent Solutions had 2 more articles in the media than Sprout Social. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for CCC Intelligent Solutions and 4 mentions for Sprout Social. CCC Intelligent Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Sprout Social's score of 0.67 indicating that CCC Intelligent Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CCC Intelligent Solutions	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sprout Social	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CCCS or SPT?

CCC Intelligent Solutions has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sprout Social has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CCCS or SPT?

95.8% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Sprout Social shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate CCCS or SPT?

CCC Intelligent Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.23%. Sprout Social has a consensus target price of $39.58, suggesting a potential upside of 39.33%. Given Sprout Social's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sprout Social is more favorable than CCC Intelligent Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CCC Intelligent Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Sprout Social	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CCCS or SPT?

Sprout Social has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CCC Intelligent Solutions. Sprout Social is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CCC Intelligent Solutions, 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
CCC Intelligent Solutions	$866.38M	7.90	-$92.48M	$0.02	521.76
Sprout Social	$333.64M	4.89	-$66.43M	-$1.20	-23.67

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CCCS or SPT?

Sprout Social received 64 more outperform votes than CCC Intelligent Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.22% of users gave Sprout Social an outperform vote while only 46.43% of users gave CCC Intelligent Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CCC Intelligent Solutions	Outperform Votes 26 46.43%	Underperform Votes 30 53.57%
Sprout Social	Outperform Votes 90 61.22%	Underperform Votes 57 38.78%

Is CCCS or SPT more profitable?

CCC Intelligent Solutions has a net margin of 5.02% compared to Sprout Social's net margin of -17.24%. CCC Intelligent Solutions' return on equity of 5.35% beat Sprout Social's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CCC Intelligent Solutions	5.02%	5.35%	3.23%
Sprout Social	-17.24%	-40.94%	-15.70%

Summary

CCC Intelligent Solutions beats Sprout Social on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.