Consensus Cloud Solutions (CCSI) & The Competition Head-To-Head Review

Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI) is one of 953 public companies in the “Software” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Consensus Cloud Solutions to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Volatility and Risk

Consensus Cloud Solutions has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Consensus Cloud Solutions’ competitors have a beta of 1.34, suggesting that their average share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Consensus Cloud Solutions and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Consensus Cloud Solutions	26.42%	366.52%	13.90%
Consensus Cloud Solutions Competitors	-612.66%	21.01%	-8.93%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Consensus Cloud Solutions and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Consensus Cloud Solutions	$349.70 million	$84.53 million	8.73
Consensus Cloud Solutions Competitors	$1.81 billion	$385.92 million	108.58

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Consensus Cloud Solutions and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Consensus Cloud Solutions	0	1	2	0	2.67
Consensus Cloud Solutions Competitors	5748	21526	44879	1497	2.57

Consensus Cloud Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $45.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.29%. As a group, “Software” companies have a potential upside of 28.89%. Given Consensus Cloud Solutions’ competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Consensus Cloud Solutions has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.9% of Consensus Cloud Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.8% of shares of all “Software” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Consensus Cloud Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of shares of all “Software” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Consensus Cloud Solutions beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Consensus Cloud Solutions Company Profile

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides information delivery services with a software-as-a-service platform worldwide. The company offers eFax Corporate, a digital cloud-fax technology; Unite, a single platform that allows the user to choose between various protocols to send and receive healthcare information and can integrate into an existing electronic health record system or stand-alone if no EHR is present. It also offers jsign, an electronic and digital signature solution; Conductor, an interface engine and interoperability platform that provides integration technology; Clarity that transforms unstructured documents into structured actionable data; and eFax, an online faxing solution, as well as other products under the MyFax, MetroFax, Sfax, and SRfax brands. In addition, the company provides ECFax, an Corporate eFax. It serves healthcare, government, financial services, law, and education sectors. Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.