VIQ Solutions (OTCMKTS:VQSLF) & CCC Intelligent Solutions (NASDAQ:CCCS) Critical Review

VIQ Solutions (OTCMKTS:VQSLF) and CCC Intelligent Solutions (NASDAQ:CCCS) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for VIQ Solutions and CCC Intelligent Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VIQ Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00
CCC Intelligent Solutions	1	0	0	0	1.00

Given VIQ Solutions’ higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe VIQ Solutions is more favorable than CCC Intelligent Solutions.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares VIQ Solutions and CCC Intelligent Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VIQ Solutions	$31.75 million	0.00	-$11.15 million	($0.50)	N/A
CCC Intelligent Solutions	$996.96 million	5.23	$26.15 million	N/A	N/A

CCC Intelligent Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than VIQ Solutions.

Volatility & Risk

VIQ Solutions has a beta of -1.16, meaning that its share price is 216% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CCC Intelligent Solutions has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares VIQ Solutions and CCC Intelligent Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VIQ Solutions	-20.94%	-32.42%	-11.67%
CCC Intelligent Solutions	-0.28%	3.76%	2.29%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

95.8% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CCC Intelligent Solutions beats VIQ Solutions on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About VIQ Solutions

VIQ Solutions Inc. operates as a technology and service platform provider for digital evidence capture, retrieval, and content management in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Technology and Related Revenue, and Technology Services. The Technology segment develops, distributes, and licenses computer-based digital solutions based on its technology. The Technology Services segment provides recording and transcription services. The company offers CapturePro that securely speeds the capture, creation, and management of large volumes of information, as well as preserves and secures the spoken word and video image, and delivers data; MobileMic Pro for capturing and managing incident reports, recorded statements, case notes, and other vital information; NetScribe, a speech-to-text engine to consolidate, accelerate, and optimize transcription workflows; and aiAssist, a multi-tenant workflow and analysis platform to manage, convert, and analyze large volumes of audio and visual content. It also provides legal, criminal justice, insurance, government, corporate finance, and media transcription services. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Mississauga, Canada.

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.