Comparing Skillsoft (SKIL) & Its Rivals

Skillsoft (NYSE:SKIL) is one of 203 publicly-traded companies in the “Professional Services” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Skillsoft to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Skillsoft and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Skillsoft	N/A	N/A	N/A
Skillsoft Competitors	0.25%	-2.90%	1.48%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Skillsoft and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Skillsoft	1	2	0	0	1.67
Skillsoft Competitors	1578	6438	9198	430	2.48

As a group, “Professional Services” companies have a potential upside of 28.80%. Given Skillsoft’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Skillsoft has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

87.0% of Skillsoft shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of Skillsoft shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are held by company 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.

Volatility and Risk

Skillsoft has a beta of 2.41, suggesting that its share price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skillsoft’s rivals have a beta of 1.17, suggesting that their average share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Skillsoft and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Skillsoft	$505.09 million	N/A	-0.28
Skillsoft Competitors	$1.97 billion	$193.14 million	29.79

Skillsoft’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Skillsoft. Skillsoft is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Skillsoft rivals beat Skillsoft on 9 of the 12 factors compared.

Skillsoft Company Profile

Skillsoft Corp. provides content and platform and instructor-led training services in the United States and internationally. The company's Content & Platform segment engages in the sale, marketing, and delivery of its content learning solutions in areas, such as leadership and business, technology and developer, and compliance comprising individualized coaching, as well as technical skill areas. This segment also offers Percipio, an AI-driven online learning platform that delivers a learning experience through SaaS solutions. Its Instructor-Led Training segment provides training solutions, including information technology and business skills for corporations and their employees by guiding its customers throughout their lifelong technology learning journey by offering relevant and up-to-date skills training through instructor-led and self-paced, vendor certified, and other proprietary offerings. The company markets and sells their offerings to businesses of many sizes, government agencies, educational institutions, and resellers. Skillsoft Corp. is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.