Reviewing Presto Automation (NASDAQ:PRST) & CCC Intelligent Solutions (NYSE:CCCS)

Presto Automation (NASDAQ:PRST) and CCC Intelligent Solutions (NYSE:CCCS) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Presto Automation and CCC Intelligent Solutions”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Presto Automation	$19.05 million	0.00	-$34.48 million	($1.23)	N/A
CCC Intelligent Solutions	$996.96 million	3.23	-$92.48 million	N/A	N/A

Presto Automation has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CCC Intelligent Solutions.

Risk and Volatility

Presto Automation has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CCC Intelligent Solutions has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Presto Automation and CCC Intelligent Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

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

CCC Intelligent Solutions has a consensus target price of $11.38, indicating a potential upside of 130.26%. Given CCC Intelligent Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CCC Intelligent Solutions is more favorable than Presto Automation.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Presto Automation	N/A	N/A	N/A
CCC Intelligent Solutions	5.02%	5.35%	3.23%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

20.9% of Presto Automation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 10.0% of Presto Automation shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CCC Intelligent Solutions beats Presto Automation on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Presto Automation

Presto Automation Inc. engages in the provision of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation solutions to the restaurant enterprise technology industry in the United States. The company offers Presto Voice, an AI solution to quick service restaurants that completes complex orders, including large orders with multiple menu modifications and add-ons, with limited on-site restaurant staff intervention; and Presto Touch, a pay-at-table tablet solution to casual dining chains that enables self-serve ordering, payment processing, personalization, and gaming experiences for restaurant guests. Presto Automation, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in San Carlos, California.

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.