Head to Head Review: CCC Intelligent Solutions (NYSE:CCCS) vs. Astea International (OTCMKTS:ATEA)

Astea International (OTCMKTS:ATEA) and CCC Intelligent Solutions (NYSE:CCCS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Astea International and CCC Intelligent Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Astea International	0	0	0	0	0.00
CCC Intelligent Solutions	1	2	4	0	2.43

CCC Intelligent Solutions has a consensus price target of $11.38, indicating a potential upside of 42.01%. Given CCC Intelligent Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CCC Intelligent Solutions is more favorable than Astea International.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Astea International and CCC Intelligent Solutions”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Astea International	$27.47 million	1.69	$360,000.00	N/A	N/A
CCC Intelligent Solutions	$996.96 million	5.23	-$92.48 million	N/A	N/A

Astea International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CCC Intelligent Solutions.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.8% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.5% of Astea International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Astea International and CCC Intelligent Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Astea International	-7.77%	-6.85%	-12.99%
CCC Intelligent Solutions	5.02%	5.35%	3.23%

Risk & Volatility

Astea International has a beta of -0.3, meaning that its stock price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CCC Intelligent Solutions has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CCC Intelligent Solutions beats Astea International on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Astea International

Astea International Inc. develops, markets, and supports service management software solutions worldwide. It offers Astea Alliance, a service management software that addresses the service lifecycle applications, including lead generation, project quotation, service and billing, and asset retirement; and integrates and optimizes business processes for campaigns, call center, depot repair, field service, logistics, projects, and sales and order processing applications. The company also provides FieldCentrix Enterprise suite, a service management solution that runs on various mobile devices; and integrates with customer relationship management and enterprise resource planning applications. In addition, it supports deployments in on-premise, as well as cloud environments by leveraging a multi-tenant architecture; and provides infrastructure tools and services, as well as consulting, implementation, training, and maintenance services. The company's products are used in information technology, medical devices and diagnostic systems, industrial controls and instrumentation, retail/point-of-sale equipment, office automation equipment, imaging systems, fire and security, gaming/leisure equipment, facilities management, and telecommunications, and other related industries with equipment sales and service requirements. Astea International Inc. markets its products through a network of direct and indirect sales and services offices; and distributors consisting of value-added resellers, system integrators, and sales agents, as well as original equipment manufacturing partners. The company was formerly known as Applied System Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Astea International Inc. in 1992. Astea International Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania.

About CCC Intelligent Solutions

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc., operates as a software as a service company for the property and casualty insurance economy in the United States and China. The company's cloud-based software as a service platform connects trading partners, facilitates commerce, and supports mission-critical, artificial intelligence enabled digital workflow across the insurance economy, including insurers, repairers, automakers, parts suppliers, lenders and more. It offers CCC insurance solutions, including CCC workflow, CCC estimating, CCC total loss, CCC casualty, CCC subrogation, and CCC claim handling; CCC repair solutions, such as CCC network management, CCC repair workflow, and CCC repair quality; CCC other ecosystem solutions, which includes CCC parts solutions, CCC automotive manufacturer solutions, CCC diagnostics service provider solutions, and CCC payments; and CCC international solutions. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.