Analyzing TELUS International (Cda) (NYSE:TIXT) and Yext (NYSE:YEXT)

Yext (NYSE:YEXTGet Free Report) and TELUS International (Cda) (NYSE:TIXTGet Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

71.0% of Yext shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of TELUS International (Cda) shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Yext shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of TELUS International (Cda) shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Yext and TELUS International (Cda)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Yext -1.68% -3.35% -1.07%
TELUS International (Cda) 2.70% 11.66% 4.96%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Yext and TELUS International (Cda)”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Yext $404.32 million 2.06 -$2.63 million ($0.05) -130.00
TELUS International (Cda) $2.66 billion 0.15 $54.00 million $0.15 24.40

TELUS International (Cda) has higher revenue and earnings than Yext. Yext is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TELUS International (Cda), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Yext has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TELUS International (Cda) has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Yext and TELUS International (Cda), as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Yext 0 2 2 0 2.50
TELUS International (Cda) 2 13 1 0 1.94

Yext presently has a consensus price target of $7.31, suggesting a potential upside of 11.98%. TELUS International (Cda) has a consensus price target of $7.55, suggesting a potential upside of 106.38%. Given TELUS International (Cda)’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TELUS International (Cda) is more favorable than Yext.

Summary

TELUS International (Cda) beats Yext on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Yext

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Yext, Inc. organizes business facts to provide answers to consumer questions in North America and internationally. It operates Yext platform, a cloud-based platform that allows its customers to offer answers to consumer questions, to control the facts about their businesses and the content of their landing pages, and to manage their consumer reviews; and provides customers to update their information and content through its publisher network of maps, apps, search engines, intelligent GPS systems, digital assistants, vertical directories, and social networks, as well as professional services. The company's platform also enables its customers to centralize, control and manage data fields, including store information comprising name, address, phone number, and holiday hours; professional information, such as headshot, specialties, and education; job information consists of title and description; FAQs and other information. It serves various industries, such as healthcare, hospitality, food services, retail, and financial services. Yext, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About TELUS International (Cda)

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TELUS International (Cda) Inc. design, builds, and delivers digital solutions for customer experience (CX) in the Asia-Pacific, the Central America, Europe, Africa, North America, and internationally. The company provides digital experience solutions, such as AI and bots, omnichannel CX, enterprise mobility solutions, cloud contact center, big data analytics, platform transformation, and UX/UI design; and customer experience solutions, including work anywhere/work from home, contact center outsourcing, technical support, sales growth and customer retention, healthcare/patient experience, and debt collection. It also offers IT lifecycle services comprising cloud platform solutions, managed IT services, application development and management, quality assurance and testing, system operations, IT service desk, internet of things, engineering solutions, and enterprise platform services; advisory services consists of digital strategy, CX process consulting, data and customer analytics, workforce management, learning excellence solutions, and business and process transformation; back office and automation solutions, such as robotic process automation, talent acquisition, finance and accounting, and supply chain management; and trust, safety, and security services, including content moderation and social media community management, and fraud prevention and detection. In addition, the company provides AI data solutions comprising data collection and creation, data annotation, data validation and relevance, and linguistic annotation for video, audio, text, image, and geographical data, as well as 3D sensor fusion. It serves technology and gaming, communications and media, ecommerce, financial services and financial technology, healthcare, travel and hospitality, and automotive industries. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. TELUS International (Cda) Inc. operates as a subsidiary of TELUS Communications Inc.

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