Contrasting CI&T (NYSE:CINT) & TSS (NASDAQ:TSSI)
by Danessa Lincoln · The Markets DailyTSS (NASDAQ:TSSI – Get Free Report) and CI&T (NYSE:CINT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares TSS and CI&T”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| TSS | $193.28 million | 0.90 | $15.12 million | $0.48 | 12.80 |
| CI&T | $541.02 million | 0.77 | $40.62 million | $0.29 | 10.67 |
CI&T has higher revenue and earnings than TSS. CI&T is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TSS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for TSS and CI&T, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| TSS | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
| CI&T | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2.45 |
TSS presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 95.28%. CI&T has a consensus target price of $6.08, indicating a potential upside of 96.37%. Given CI&T’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CI&T is more favorable than TSS.
Profitability
This table compares TSS and CI&T’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| TSS | 7.44% | 19.22% | 8.46% |
| CI&T | 6.79% | 11.69% | 6.51% |
Volatility & Risk
TSS has a beta of 2.06, suggesting that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CI&T has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
92.4% of CI&T shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of TSS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
TSS beats CI&T on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About TSS
TSS, Inc. offers planning, design, engineering, construction management, commissioning and maintenance services. It provides these services primarily for specialized facilities such as data centers, communications rooms, call centers, laboratories, trading floors, network operations centers, medical facilities and similar environments. TSS Inc., formerly known as Fortress International Group, Inc., is based in Columbia, United States.
About CI&T
CI&T, Inc. provides strategy, design and software engineering services to enable digital transformation. The firm’s solutions and services include Digital Strategy, Customer-Centric Design and Top-of-the-Line Software Engineering. The company was founded by Cesar Nivaldo Gon, Bruno Guiçardi Neto and Fernando Matt Borges Martins on June 7, 2021 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.