CCC Intelligent Solutions (NYSE:CCCS – Get Free Report) and Magic Software Enterprises (NASDAQ:MGIC – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares CCC Intelligent Solutions and Magic Software Enterprises’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CCC Intelligent Solutions | -10.85% | 4.52% | 2.71% |
| Magic Software Enterprises | 6.83% | 16.36% | 8.96% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for CCC Intelligent Solutions and Magic Software Enterprises, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CCC Intelligent Solutions | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2.63 |
| Magic Software Enterprises | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
95.8% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.7% of Magic Software Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Magic Software Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares CCC Intelligent Solutions and Magic Software Enterprises’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CCC Intelligent Solutions | $866.38 million | 8.03 | -$92.48 million | ($0.21) | -53.29 |
| Magic Software Enterprises | $535.05 million | 0.99 | $37.03 million | $0.73 | 14.79 |
Magic Software Enterprises has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CCC Intelligent Solutions. CCC Intelligent Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magic Software Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
CCC Intelligent Solutions has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magic Software Enterprises has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Magic Software Enterprises beats CCC Intelligent Solutions on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CCC Intelligent Solutions
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc., operates as a software as a service company for the property and casualty insurance economy in the United States and China. The company's cloud-based software as a service platform connects trading partners, facilitates commerce, and supports mission-critical, artificial intelligence enabled digital workflow across the insurance economy, including insurers, repairers, automakers, parts suppliers, lenders and more. It offers CCC insurance solutions, including CCC workflow, CCC estimating, CCC total loss, CCC casualty, CCC subrogation, and CCC claim handling; CCC repair solutions, such as CCC network management, CCC repair workflow, and CCC repair quality; CCC other ecosystem solutions, which includes CCC parts solutions, CCC automotive manufacturer solutions, CCC diagnostics service provider solutions, and CCC payments; and CCC international solutions. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
About Magic Software Enterprises
Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. provides proprietary application development, vertical software solutions, business process integration, information technologies (IT) outsourcing software services, and cloud based services in Israel and internationally. The company's Software Services segment develops, markets, sells, and supports application platform, software applications, and business and process integration solutions and related services. Its IT Professional Services segment offers IT services in the areas of infrastructure design and delivery, application development, technology planning and implementation services, communications services and solutions, and supplemental outsourcing services. It also offers proprietary application platforms, such as Magic xpa for developing and deploying business applications; AppBuilder for building, deploying, and maintaining business applications; Magic xpi for application integration; Magic xpi cloud native; FactoryEye for virtualization of production data; Magic Data Management and Analytics Platform for data management; and Magic SmartUX for cross-platform mobile business applications. It also provides vertical software solutions comprising Clicks, a software solution for healthcare providers; Leap, a software solution for business support systems; Hermes Cargo, a packaged software solution for managing air cargo ground handling; HR Pulse, a single-tenant software as a service tool; MBS Solution, a system for managing TV broadcast management; Nativ, a system for management of rehabilitation centers; and Mobisale, a system for sales and distribution field activities for consumer goods manufacturers and wholesalers. In addition, the company provides software maintenance, support, training, and consulting services. The company was formerly known as Mashov Software Export (1983) Ltd. and changed its name to Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. in 1991. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Or Yehuda, Israel.
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