Comparing Nuvei (OTCMKTS:NUVCF) & International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM)

Nuvei (OTCMKTS:NUVCF) and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Nuvei and International Business Machines, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nuvei	0	0	0	0	0.00
International Business Machines	1	11	15	0	2.52

International Business Machines has a consensus target price of $265.40, suggesting a potential upside of 13.04%. Given International Business Machines’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe International Business Machines is more favorable than Nuvei.

Profitability

This table compares Nuvei and International Business Machines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nuvei	N/A	N/A	N/A
International Business Machines	15.52%	35.65%	7.54%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

59.0% of International Business Machines shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of International Business Machines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Nuvei and International Business Machines”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nuvei	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
International Business Machines	$69.10 billion	3.20	$10.59 billion	$11.27	20.83

International Business Machines has higher revenue and earnings than Nuvei.

Summary

International Business Machines beats Nuvei on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nuvei

Nuvei Corporation provides payment technology solutions to merchants and partners in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It provides a suite of payment solutions designed to support the entire lifecycle of a transaction across mobile or in-app, online, unattended, and in-store channels while providing what we believe is a superior payments experience. The company sells and distributes its solutions through direct sales, independent sales organizations, value-added resellers, and online marketplaces. Nuvei Corporation was founded in 2003 and is based in Montreal, Canada.

About International Business Machines

International Business Machines Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated solutions and services worldwide. The company operates through Software, Consulting, Infrastructure, and Financing segments. The Software segment offers a hybrid cloud and AI platforms that allows clients to realize their digital and AI transformations across the applications, data, and environments in which they operate. The Consulting segment focuses on skills integration for strategy, experience, technology, and operations by domain and industry. The Infrastructure segment provides on-premises and cloud based server, and storage solutions, as well as life-cycle services for hybrid cloud infrastructure deployment. The Financing segment offers client and commercial financing, facilitates IBM clients’ acquisition of hardware, software, and services. The company has a strategic partnership to various companies including hyperscalers, service providers, global system integrators, and software and hardware vendors that includes Adobe, Amazon Web services, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, Samsung Electronics and SAP, and others. The company was formerly known as Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. International Business Machines Corporation was incorporated in 1911 and is headquartered in Armonk, New York.