Critical Comparison: Nukkleus (NASDAQ:NUKK) versus ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI)

Nukkleus (NASDAQ:NUKK) and ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Nukkleus and ICF International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nukkleus	N/A	N/A	-4.47%
ICF International	4.21%	13.94%	5.96%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Nukkleus and ICF International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nukkleus	0	0	0	0	N/A
ICF International	0	1	3	0	2.75

ICF International has a consensus price target of $162.75, suggesting a potential upside of 8.05%. Given ICF International’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ICF International is more favorable than Nukkleus.

Volatility and Risk

Nukkleus has a beta of -0.34, meaning that its share price is 134% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICF International has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

12.5% of Nukkleus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of ICF International shares are held by institutional investors. 69.8% of Nukkleus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of ICF International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Nukkleus and ICF International’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nukkleus	N/A	N/A	-$970,000.00	N/A	N/A
ICF International	$1.96 billion	1.44	$82.61 million	$4.35	34.63

ICF International has higher revenue and earnings than Nukkleus.

Summary

ICF International beats Nukkleus on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nukkleus

Nukkleus Inc., a financial technology company, focuses on providing software and technology solutions for retail foreign exchange trading industry worldwide. The company primarily offers software, technology, customer sales and marketing, and risk management technology hardware and software solutions. It also offers payment services from one fiat currency to another or to digital assets. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Nukkleus Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Global Elite Holdings Ltd.

About ICF International

ICF International, Inc. provides management, technology, and policy consulting and implementation services to government and commercial clients in the United States and internationally. The company researches critical policy, industry, stakeholder issues, trends, and behaviors; measures and evaluates results and their impact; and provides strategic planning and advisory services to its clients on how to navigate societal, business, market, business, communication, and technology challenges. It also identifies, defines, and implements policies, plans, programs, and business tools through a range of standard and customized methodologies for its clients' business context; conducts survey research; collects and analyzes various data to understand critical issues and options for its clients; and provides actionable business intelligence, as well as information and data management solutions that allow integrated and purpose-driven data usage. In addition, the company provides solutions to optimize the customer and citizen experience; modernizes IT systems; and cyber security solutions that support the range of cyber security missions and protect IT infrastructures in the face of relentless threats, as well as designs, develops, and implements technology systems and business tools that are key to its clients' mission or business performance. Further, it informs and engages its clients' constituents, customers, and employees through public relations, branding and marketing, multichannel and strategic communications, and reputation issues management. The company serves energy, environment, infrastructure, and disaster recovery; health and social programs; and security and other civilian and commercial markets. The company was formerly known as ICF Consulting Group Holdings, LLC and changed its name to ICF International, Inc. in 2006. ICF International, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.