ASGN (NYSE:ASGN – Get Free Report) and Taboola.com (NASDAQ:TBLA – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares ASGN and Taboola.com”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ASGN | $4.10 billion | 0.53 | $175.20 million | $2.97 | 17.07 |
| Taboola.com | $1.77 billion | 0.62 | -$3.76 million | $0.08 | 47.63 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for ASGN and Taboola.com, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ASGN | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.88 |
| Taboola.com | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2.50 |
ASGN presently has a consensus price target of $51.33, indicating a potential upside of 1.25%. Taboola.com has a consensus price target of $4.75, indicating a potential upside of 24.67%. Given Taboola.com’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Taboola.com is more favorable than ASGN.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
95.4% of ASGN shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.9% of Taboola.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of ASGN shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of Taboola.com shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares ASGN and Taboola.com’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ASGN | 3.28% | 11.42% | 5.68% |
| Taboola.com | 1.34% | 8.12% | 4.92% |
Risk and Volatility
ASGN has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taboola.com has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
About ASGN
ASGN Incorporated engages in the provision of information technology (IT) services and solutions in the technology, digital, and creative fields for commercial and government sectors in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It operates through two segments: Commercial and Federal Government. The Commercial Segment provides consulting, creative digital marketing, and permanent placement services primarily to enterprise clients. This segment also offers workforce mobilization, modern enterprise, and digital innovation IT consulting services; and cloud, data and analytics, and digital transformation solutions. The Federal Government Segment provides mission-critical solutions to the department of defense, intelligence communities, and federal civilian agencies. This segment offers cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, application and IT modernization, and science and engineering solutions. The company was formerly known as On Assignment, Inc. and changed its name to ASGN Incorporated in April 2018. ASGN Incorporated was founded in 1985 and is based in Glen Allen, Virginia.
About Taboola.com
Taboola.com Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates an artificial intelligence-based algorithmic engine platform in Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It offers Taboola, a platform that partners with websites, devices, and mobile apps to recommend editorial content and advertisements on the open web to users. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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