SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) & Prologic Mgmt (OTCMKTS:PRLO) Critical Analysis

SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) and Prologic Mgmt (OTCMKTS:PRLO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares SS&C Technologies and Prologic Mgmt’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SS&C Technologies	12.65%	20.15%	7.05%
Prologic Mgmt	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for SS&C Technologies and Prologic Mgmt, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SS&C Technologies	0	3	5	1	2.78
Prologic Mgmt	0	0	0	0	0.00

SS&C Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $96.13, suggesting a potential upside of 43.38%. Given SS&C Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe SS&C Technologies is more favorable than Prologic Mgmt.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.9% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.4% of Prologic Mgmt shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SS&C Technologies and Prologic Mgmt”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SS&C Technologies	$6.41 billion	2.52	$796.90 million	$3.23	20.76
Prologic Mgmt	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

SS&C Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Prologic Mgmt.

Summary

SS&C Technologies beats Prologic Mgmt on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SS&C Technologies

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. engages in the development and provision of software solutions to the financial services and healthcare industries. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Japan, Canada, and the Americas, excluding the United States and Canada. Its products include advent genesis, antares, asset allocators, AWD, axys, BANC mall, BRIX, DST vision, evare, lightning, and moxy. The company was founded by William Charles Stone in March 1986 and is headquartered in Windsor, CT.

About Prologic Mgmt

Prologic Management Systems, Inc. does not have significant operations. Prior to February 2004, the company provided systems integration services, technology products, and related services. Prologic Management Systems was co-founded by James M. Heim in 1984. The company is based in Tucson, Arizona.