Contrasting Ceridian HCM (NYSE:CDAY) and Smead Value C (NASDAQ:SVFCX)

Institutional & Insider Ownership

60.2% of Smead Value C shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of Smead Value C shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Ceridian HCM shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Smead Value C has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ceridian HCM has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Smead Value C and Ceridian HCM”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Smead Value C	N/A	N/A	-$6.48 million	N/A	N/A
Ceridian HCM	$1.45 billion	7.41	-$73.40 million	$0.03	2,293.33

Smead Value C has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ceridian HCM.

Profitability

This table compares Smead Value C and Ceridian HCM’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smead Value C	N/A	N/A	-17.75%
Ceridian HCM	0.28%	2.03%	0.51%

Summary

Ceridian HCM beats Smead Value C on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Smead Value C

SVF Investment Corp. 3 does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was formerly known as SVF Investment III Corp. and changed its name to SVF Investment Corp. 3 in January 2021. SVF Investment Corp. 3 was incorporated in 2020 and is based in San Carlos, California.

About Ceridian HCM

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a human capital management (HCM) software company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It offers Dayforce, a cloud HCM platform that provides human resources, payroll, benefits, workforce management, and talent management functionality; and Powerpay, a cloud HR and payroll solution for the small business market. The company also provides Bureau solutions for payroll and payroll-related services. It sells its solutions through direct sales force and third-party channels. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.