Sprout Social (SPT) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SPT or CCCS?

Sprout Social received 63 more outperform votes than CCC Intelligent Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.96% of users gave Sprout Social an outperform vote while only 46.43% of users gave CCC Intelligent Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sprout Social	Outperform Votes 89 60.96%	Underperform Votes 57 39.04%
CCC Intelligent Solutions	Outperform Votes 26 46.43%	Underperform Votes 30 53.57%

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

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

Is SPT or CCCS 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
Sprout Social	-17.24%	-40.94%	-15.70%
CCC Intelligent Solutions	5.02%	5.35%	3.23%

Do analysts prefer SPT or CCCS?

Sprout Social presently has a consensus price target of $42.42, indicating a potential upside of 28.06%. CCC Intelligent Solutions has a consensus price target of $13.89, indicating a potential upside of 22.53%. Given Sprout Social's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sprout Social is more favorable than CCC Intelligent Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sprout Social	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
CCC Intelligent Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Does the media favor SPT or CCCS?

In the previous week, Sprout Social had 10 more articles in the media than CCC Intelligent Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Sprout Social and 4 mentions for CCC Intelligent Solutions. CCC Intelligent Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Sprout Social's score of 0.46 indicating that CCC Intelligent Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sprout Social	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CCC Intelligent Solutions	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, SPT or CCCS?

Sprout Social has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CCC Intelligent Solutions has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SPT or CCCS?

Sprout Social has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Sprout Social	$333.64M	5.70	-$66.43M	-$1.20	-27.60
CCC Intelligent Solutions	$866.38M	8.59	-$92.48M	$0.02	567.03

Summary

CCC Intelligent Solutions beats Sprout Social on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.