Head to Head Review: Code Rebel (OTCMKTS:CDRBQ) vs. Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU)

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) and Code Rebel (OTCMKTS:CDRBQ) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Intuit and Code Rebel”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intuit	$18.83 billion	9.63	$3.87 billion	$14.63	44.55
Code Rebel	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Intuit has higher revenue and earnings than Code Rebel.

Profitability

This table compares Intuit and Code Rebel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intuit	21.19%	23.52%	13.10%
Code Rebel	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

83.7% of Intuit shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Intuit 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.

Volatility & Risk

Intuit has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Code Rebel has a beta of -70.92, meaning that its share price is 7,192% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Intuit and Code Rebel, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intuit	1	4	24	1	2.83
Code Rebel	0	0	0	0	0.00

Intuit currently has a consensus target price of $794.92, suggesting a potential upside of 21.96%. Given Intuit’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Intuit is more favorable than Code Rebel.

Summary

Intuit beats Code Rebel on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Intuit

Intuit Inc. provides financial management and compliance products and services for consumers, small businesses, self-employed, and accounting professionals in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Small Business & Self-Employed, Consumer, Credit Karma, and ProTax. The Small Business & Self-Employed segment provides QuickBooks services, that includes financial and business management online services and desktop software, payroll solutions, time tracking, merchant payment processing solutions, and financing for small businesses; and Mailchimp services, such as e-commerce, marketing automation, and customer relationship management. This segment also offers QuickBooks online services and desktop software solutions comprising QuickBooks Online Advanced, a cloud-based solution; QuickBooks Enterprise, a hosted solution; and QuickBooks Self-Employed solution; payment-processing solutions, including credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, and ACH payment services; and financial supplies and financing for small businesses, as well as electronic filing of federal and state income tax returns. The Consumer segment provides TurboTax income tax preparation products and services. The Credit Karma segment offers consumers with a personal finance platform that provides personalized recommendations of home, auto, and personal loans, as well as credit cards and insurance products. The ProTax segment provides Lacerte, ProSeries, and ProFile desktop tax-preparation software products; and ProConnect Tax Online tax products, electronic tax filing service, and bank products and related services. It sells products and services through various sales and distribution channels, including multi-channel shop-and-buy experiences, websites and call centers, mobile application stores, and retail and other channels. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

About Code Rebel

Code Rebel Corporation operates as a software and information technology (IT) services company. It operates in two segments, Software and IT Services. The Software segment develops, markets, and licenses interactive remote application terminal services solution (iRAPP). The iRAPP allows personal computers users to use applications on a single Mac remote desktop simultaneously via the iRAPP client or any standard compliant remote desktop protocol client. This segment offers iRAPP client-side products for Mac OS X and Windows applications; iRAPP terminal server products, including iRAPP-single-user remote desktop and iRAPP-TS multiple-user terminal server for Mac OS X applications; and iRAPP access products, such as iRAPP Load Balancer and iRAPP Gateway. The IT Services segment provides Independent Software Vendor relationships (ISVs)/channel partner platforms, which provide project management, application, and technical consulting, as well as database administration for implementing projects and managed-services engagements; and professional services consulting that implements, upgrades, and maintains software packages those ISVs offer to their clients. Code Rebel Corporation was founded in 2007 and is based in Kahului, Hawaii.