Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI) vs. Workiva (NYSE:WK) Financial Contrast

Workiva (NYSE:WK) and Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Workiva and Consensus Cloud Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Workiva	$884.57 million	4.63	-$26.17 million	$0.82	89.06
Consensus Cloud Solutions	$349.70 million	1.94	$84.53 million	$4.94	7.48

Consensus Cloud Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Workiva. Consensus Cloud Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Workiva, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Workiva and Consensus Cloud Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Workiva	1	1	9	0	2.73
Consensus Cloud Solutions	0	1	3	0	2.75

Workiva currently has a consensus target price of $87.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.12%. Consensus Cloud Solutions has a consensus target price of $41.67, suggesting a potential upside of 12.73%. Given Workiva’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Workiva is more favorable than Consensus Cloud Solutions.

Volatility & Risk

Workiva has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Consensus Cloud Solutions has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

92.2% of Workiva shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Consensus Cloud Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Workiva shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Consensus Cloud Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Workiva	4.87%	-140.17%	3.74%
Consensus Cloud Solutions	26.69%	502.63%	13.83%

Summary

Consensus Cloud Solutions beats Workiva on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Workiva

Workiva Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based reporting solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers Workiva platform, a multi-tenant cloud software that provides data linking capabilities; audit trail services; administrators access management; and allows customers to connect data from multiple enterprise resource planning, human capital management, and customer relationship management systems, as well as other third-party cloud and on-premise applications. It serves public and private companies, government agencies, and higher-education institutions. Workiva Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Ames, Iowa.

About Consensus Cloud Solutions

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.