Head to Head Comparison: Ucommune International (NASDAQ:UK) vs. Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR)

Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR) and Ucommune International (NASDAQ:UK) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

90.0% of Broadridge Financial Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.9% of Ucommune International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Broadridge Financial Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Ucommune International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Broadridge Financial Solutions and Ucommune International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Broadridge Financial Solutions	10.57%	41.79%	11.21%
Ucommune International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Broadridge Financial Solutions and Ucommune International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Broadridge Financial Solutions	0	5	3	0	2.38
Ucommune International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Broadridge Financial Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $226.71, indicating a potential downside of 1.58%. Given Broadridge Financial Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Broadridge Financial Solutions is more favorable than Ucommune International.

Risk and Volatility

Broadridge Financial Solutions has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ucommune International has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Broadridge Financial Solutions and Ucommune International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Broadridge Financial Solutions	$6.51 billion	4.14	$698.10 million	$5.78	39.85
Ucommune International	$64.76 million	0.01	-$690,000.00	N/A	N/A

Broadridge Financial Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Ucommune International.

Summary

Broadridge Financial Solutions beats Ucommune International on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Broadridge Financial Solutions

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. provides investor communications and technology-driven solutions for the financial services industry. The company's Investor Communication Solutions segment processes and distributes proxy materials to investors in equity securities and mutual funds, as well as facilitates related vote processing services; and distributes regulatory reports, class action, and corporate action/reorganization event information, as well as tax reporting solutions. It also offers ProxyEdge, an electronic proxy delivery and voting solution; data-driven solutions and an end-to-end platform for content management, composition, and omni-channel distribution of regulatory, marketing, and transactional information, as well as mutual fund trade processing services; solutions for public corporations and mutual funds; data and analytics solutions; SEC filing and capital markets transaction services; registrar, stock transfer, and record-keeping services; and omni-channel customer communications solutions, as well as operates Broadridge Communications Cloud platform that creates, delivers, and manages communications and customer engagement activities. Its Global Technology and Operations segment provides solutions that automate the front-to-back transaction lifecycle of equity, mutual fund, fixed income, foreign exchange and exchange-traded derivatives, order capture and execution, trade confirmation, margin, cash management, clearing and settlement, reference data management, reconciliations, securities financing and collateral management, asset servicing, compliance and regulatory reporting, portfolio accounting, and custody-related services. This segment also offers business process outsourcing services; technology solutions, such portfolio management, compliance, fee billing, and operational support solutions; and capital market and wealth and investment management solutions. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Lake Success, New York.

About Ucommune International

Ucommune International Ltd manages and provides agile office spaces in China. It operates self-operated and asset-light models. The company also provides individual services, such as catering, fitness, healthcare, training, and entertainment; general corporate services, such as corporate secretary, human resources, legal, finance, IT support, and tax services; incubation and corporate venturing services; design and build services; advertising and branding services; and related services. It serves individuals and enterprises. The company operates under the Ucommune brand. Ucommune International Ltd was founded in 2015 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.