TTEC (TTEC) Competitors

TTEC (NASDAQ:TTEC) and Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TTEC or CASS?

Cass Information Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TTEC. TTEC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cass Information Systems, 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
TTEC	$2.46B	0.07	$8.43M	-$6.99	-0.55
Cass Information Systems	$199.19M	2.94	$19.17M	$1.38	31.27

Does the media favor TTEC or CASS?

In the previous week, TTEC had 4 more articles in the media than Cass Information Systems. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for TTEC and 2 mentions for Cass Information Systems. Cass Information Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat TTEC's score of 0.64 indicating that Cass Information Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TTEC	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cass Information Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, TTEC or CASS?

TTEC has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cass Information Systems has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TTEC or CASS more profitable?

Cass Information Systems has a net margin of 9.62% compared to TTEC's net margin of -14.69%. Cass Information Systems' return on equity of 8.25% beat TTEC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TTEC	-14.69%	5.00%	1.15%
Cass Information Systems	9.62%	8.25%	0.84%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TTEC or CASS?

38.0% of TTEC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.1% of Cass Information Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 59.3% of TTEC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Cass Information Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TTEC or CASS?

TTEC received 134 more outperform votes than Cass Information Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.01% of users gave Cass Information Systems an outperform vote while only 59.63% of users gave TTEC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TTEC	Outperform Votes 325 59.63%	Underperform Votes 220 40.37%
Cass Information Systems	Outperform Votes 191 62.01%	Underperform Votes 117 37.99%

Do analysts recommend TTEC or CASS?

TTEC currently has a consensus target price of $11.90, indicating a potential upside of 208.29%. Cass Information Systems has a consensus target price of $45.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.28%. Given TTEC's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TTEC is more favorable than Cass Information Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TTEC	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Cass Information Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Cass Information Systems beats TTEC on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.