Reviewing CCC Intelligent Solutions (NASDAQ:CCCS) & Bigcommerce (NASDAQ:BIGC)
by Michael Walen · The Markets DailyCCC Intelligent Solutions (NASDAQ:CCCS – Get Free Report) and Bigcommerce (NASDAQ:BIGC – Get Free Report) are both services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares CCC Intelligent Solutions and Bigcommerce”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CCC Intelligent Solutions | $996.96 million | 5.23 | $26.15 million | N/A | N/A |
| Bigcommerce | $334.94 million | 0.89 | -$17.62 million | ($0.22) | -16.95 |
CCC Intelligent Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Bigcommerce.
Profitability
This table compares CCC Intelligent Solutions and Bigcommerce’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CCC Intelligent Solutions | -0.28% | 3.76% | 2.29% |
| Bigcommerce | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for CCC Intelligent Solutions and Bigcommerce, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CCC Intelligent Solutions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Bigcommerce | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Bigcommerce has a consensus price target of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 194.91%. Given Bigcommerce’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bigcommerce is more favorable than CCC Intelligent Solutions.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
95.8% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.2% of Bigcommerce shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Bigcommerce shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility and Risk
CCC Intelligent Solutions has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bigcommerce has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
CCC Intelligent Solutions beats Bigcommerce on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CCC Intelligent Solutions
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. provides cloud, mobile, AI, telematics, hyperscale technologies, and applications for the property and casualty insurance economy. It SaaS platform digitizes mission-critical AI-enabled workflows, facilitates commerce, and connects businesses across the insurance economy, including insurance carriers, collision repairers, parts suppliers, automotive manufactures, financial institution, and others. The company offers CCC Insurance solutions, including CCC workflow, CCC estimating, CCC total loss, CCC AI and analytics, and CCC casualty; CCC Repair solutions, such as CCC network management, CCC repair workflow, and CCC repair quality; CCC Other Ecosystem solutions, comprising CCC parts solutions, CCC automotive manufacturer solutions, CCC lender solutions, and CCC payments; and CCC International solutions. CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
About Bigcommerce
BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. operates a software-as-a-service platform for small businesses, mid-markets, and large enterprises in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company’s platform provides various services for launching and scaling e-commerce operation, including store design, catalog management, hosting, checkout, order management, reporting, and pre-integrations. As of December 31, 2021, it served approximately 60,000 online stores across industries. BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.