Reviewing Intapp (NASDAQ:INTA) and International Card Establishment (OTCMKTS:ICRD)

International Card Establishment (OTCMKTS:ICRD) and Intapp (NASDAQ:INTA) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares International Card Establishment and Intapp”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
International Card Establishment	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Intapp	$465.03 million	8.79	-$32.02 million	($0.29)	-177.62

International Card Establishment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Intapp.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

90.0% of Intapp shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Intapp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for International Card Establishment and Intapp, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Card Establishment	0	0	0	0	0.00
Intapp	0	4	7	0	2.64

Intapp has a consensus price target of $64.91, indicating a potential upside of 26.01%. Given Intapp’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Intapp is more favorable than International Card Establishment.

Profitability

This table compares International Card Establishment and Intapp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Card Establishment	N/A	N/A	N/A
Intapp	-4.78%	-1.86%	-1.07%

Summary

Intapp beats International Card Establishment on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About International Card Establishment

International Card Establishment, Inc. provides merchant services in the United States. It offers payment processing services for brick and mortar merchants; proprietary gift and loyalty program; gift cards with customized artwork; various merchant terminals and accessories; leasing program; customer support; and agent program. The company is headquartered in Camarillo, California.

About Intapp

Intapp, Inc., through its subsidiary, Integration Appliance, Inc., provides industry-specific cloud-based software solutions for the professional and financial services industry in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. Its solutions include DealCloud, a deal and relationship management solution that manages financial services firms' market relationships, prospective clients and investments, current engagements and deal processes, and operations and compliance activities; collaboration and content solutions, including Intapp documents, an engagement-centric document management system, and Intapp workspaces; risk and compliance management solutions, such as Intapp conflicts, Intapp intake, Intapp terms, Intapp walls, and Intapp employee compliance; and operational and financial management solutions comprising Intapp Billstream, a cloud-based automated proforma invoice solution, Intapp time, and Intapp terms. The company's solutions enable private capital, investment banking, legal, accounting, and consulting firms to realize the benefits of modern AI and cloud-based architectures for their critical business functions without compromising industry-specific functionality or regulatory compliance. It also offers strategic advisory, operational transformation, technology and digital strategy, data strategy, risk management, change management, program management, and M&A preparation; implementation services; managed services; and technical support services, as well as collaboration and integration solutions. The company sells its software on a subscription basis through a direct enterprise sales model. The company was formerly known as LegalApp Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Intapp, Inc. in February 2021. Intapp, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.