zSpace (NASDAQ:ZSPC) versus CI&T (NYSE:CINT) Head to Head Contrast

CI&T (NYSE:CINT) and zSpace (NASDAQ:ZSPC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CI&T and zSpace”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CI&T	$467.91 million	1.42	$29.49 million	$0.27	18.33
zSpace	$31.55 million	0.23	-$20.82 million	($0.79)	-0.32

CI&T has higher revenue and earnings than zSpace. zSpace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CI&T, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for CI&T and zSpace, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CI&T	0	2	5	0	2.71
zSpace	1	1	2	0	2.25

CI&T currently has a consensus price target of $6.75, indicating a potential upside of 36.36%. zSpace has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 2,270.60%. Given zSpace’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe zSpace is more favorable than CI&T.

Volatility and Risk

CI&T has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, zSpace has a beta of -0.55, meaning that its share price is 155% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

92.4% of CI&T shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.7% of zSpace shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares CI&T and zSpace’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CI&T	7.83%	12.42%	6.74%
zSpace	-68.88%	N/A	-177.47%

Summary

CI&T beats zSpace on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CI&T

CI&T, Inc. provides strategy, design and software engineering services to enable digital transformation. The firm’s solutions and services include Digital Strategy, Customer-Centric Design and Top-of-the-Line Software Engineering. The company was founded by Cesar Nivaldo Gon, Bruno Guiçardi Neto and Fernando Matt Borges Martins on June 7, 2021 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

About zSpace

zSpace Technologies, Inc. is a provider of commercial augmented reality and virtual reality technology principally in the education market. The Company offers differentiated hardware along with learning software modules for K-12 science, technology, engineering, game design and mathematics applications, as well as workforce-oriented career and technical education applications. zSpace Technologies Inc. is based in SAN JOSE, Calif.