Comparing Consensus Cloud Solutions (CCSI) & Its Peers

Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI) is one of 953 publicly-traded companies in the “Software” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Consensus Cloud Solutions to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Consensus Cloud Solutions and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Consensus Cloud Solutions	$349.70 million	$84.53 million	8.73
Consensus Cloud Solutions Competitors	$1.81 billion	$385.92 million	108.58

Consensus Cloud Solutions’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Consensus Cloud Solutions. Consensus Cloud Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Consensus Cloud Solutions and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Consensus Cloud Solutions	26.42%	366.52%	13.90%
Consensus Cloud Solutions Competitors	-612.66%	21.01%	-8.93%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.9% of Consensus Cloud Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.8% of shares of all “Software” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Consensus Cloud Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of shares of all “Software” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Consensus Cloud Solutions has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Consensus Cloud Solutions’ rivals have a beta of 1.34, meaning that their average share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Consensus Cloud Solutions and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Consensus Cloud Solutions	0	1	2	0	2.67
Consensus Cloud Solutions Competitors	5748	21526	44879	1497	2.57

Consensus Cloud Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $45.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.29%. As a group, “Software” companies have a potential upside of 28.89%. Given Consensus Cloud Solutions’ rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Consensus Cloud Solutions has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Consensus Cloud Solutions beats its rivals on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Consensus Cloud Solutions Company Profile

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides information delivery services with a software-as-a-service platform worldwide. The company offers eFax Corporate, a digital cloud-fax technology; Unite, a single platform that allows the user to choose between various protocols to send and receive healthcare information and can integrate into an existing electronic health record system or stand-alone if no EHR is present. It also offers jsign, an electronic and digital signature solution; Conductor, an interface engine and interoperability platform that provides integration technology; Clarity that transforms unstructured documents into structured actionable data; and eFax, an online faxing solution, as well as other products under the MyFax, MetroFax, Sfax, and SRfax brands. In addition, the company provides ECFax, an Corporate eFax. It serves healthcare, government, financial services, law, and education sectors. Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.