Financial Review: ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) vs. Aeries Technology (NASDAQ:AERT)

Aeries Technology (NASDAQ:AERT) and ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Aeries Technology and ICF International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aeries Technology	N/A	-84.59%	-3.89%
ICF International	5.38%	14.68%	6.83%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

99.2% of Aeries Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of ICF International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Aeries Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of ICF International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Aeries Technology and ICF International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aeries Technology	$72.85 million	0.73	$15.66 million	N/A	N/A
ICF International	$1.96 billion	1.60	$82.61 million	$5.69	29.41

ICF International has higher revenue and earnings than Aeries Technology.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Aeries Technology and ICF International, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aeries Technology	0	0	0	0	0.00
ICF International	0	2	3	0	2.60

ICF International has a consensus price target of $166.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.80%. Given ICF International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ICF International is more favorable than Aeries Technology.

Volatility and Risk

Aeries Technology has a beta of -0.42, indicating that its share price is 142% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICF International has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ICF International beats Aeries Technology on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aeries Technology

Aeries Technology, Inc. operates as a professional services and consulting partner in the North America, Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers management consultancy services for private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, including software solutions, product management, IT infrastructure, information and cyber security, ERP and CRM platform management, business process management, and digital transformation services. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Singapore.

About ICF International

ICF International, Inc. provides management, technology, and policy consulting and implementation services to government and commercial clients in the United States and internationally. The company researches critical policy, industry, stakeholder issues, trends, and behaviors; measures and evaluates results and their impact; and provides strategic planning and advisory services to its clients on how to navigate societal, business, market, business, communication, and technology challenges. It also identifies, defines, and implements policies, plans, programs, and business tools through a range of standard and customized methodologies for its clients' business context; conducts survey research; collects and analyzes various data to understand critical issues and options for its clients; and provides actionable business intelligence, as well as information and data management solutions that allow integrated and purpose-driven data usage. In addition, the company provides solutions to optimize the customer and citizen experience; modernizes IT systems; and cyber security solutions that support the range of cyber security missions and protect IT infrastructures in the face of relentless threats, as well as designs, develops, and implements technology systems and business tools that are key to its clients' mission or business performance. Further, it informs and engages its clients' constituents, customers, and employees through public relations, branding and marketing, multichannel and strategic communications, and reputation issues management. The company serves energy, environment, infrastructure, and disaster recovery; health and social programs; and security and other civilian and commercial markets. The company was formerly known as ICF Consulting Group Holdings, LLC and changed its name to ICF International, Inc. in 2006. ICF International, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.