Recruit (OTCMKTS:RCRUY) versus Comtex News Network (OTCMKTS:CMTX) Head to Head Review

Recruit (OTCMKTS:RCRUY) and Comtex News Network (OTCMKTS:CMTX) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Recruit and Comtex News Network”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Recruit	$24.56 billion	4.25	$3.28 billion	$0.92	15.41
Comtex News Network	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Recruit has higher revenue and earnings than Comtex News Network.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Recruit and Comtex News Network, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Recruit	0	0	1	1	3.50
Comtex News Network	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares Recruit and Comtex News Network’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Recruit	13.47%	32.62%	18.74%
Comtex News Network	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Recruit has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comtex News Network has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Recruit beats Comtex News Network on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Recruit

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. provides HR technology and business solutions that transforms the world of work. It operates through three segments: HR Technology, Matching & Solutions, and Staffing. The HR Technology segment provides various technological solutions that help job seekers and employers in navigating hiring and recruitment. The Matching & Solutions segment offers HR solutions that support business clients’ recruiting and hiring activities and individual users’ job search activities through its job advertising services and placement services. This segment also provides marketing solutions that provide matching platforms for businesses in various industries, including housing and real estate, beauty, bridal, travel, dining, and others, as well as SaaS solutions, which are business and management support tools for small and medium-sized companies. The Staffing segment provides temporary staffing services in Japan, Europe, the United States, and Australia. Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. operates in more than 60 countries. The company was formerly known as Recruit Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. in October 2012. Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Comtex News Network

Comtex News Network, Inc. provides electronic real-time news, and content and proprietary market products in the United States. The company receives, enhances, combines, and filters news and content received from national and international news bureaus, agencies, and publications. Its products comprise CustomWires, the real-time and subject-specific newswires, such as finance, business, foreign exchange, and public companies, as well as real-time trading data in the global stock markets, commodities and futures prices, SEC filing information, personal investment news, economic indicator data, international trade policies, business news, IRS bulletins, and actions from the global financial institutions; and Comtex Top News that include editorial news summaries in 29 categories. The company also provides feed products and custom solutions; and SmarTrend products for managing investments. Comtex News Network, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is based in New York, New York.