Altair Engineering (NASDAQ:ALTR – Get Free Report) and Banzai International (NASDAQ:BNZI – Get Free Report) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Altair Engineering and Banzai International”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Altair Engineering | $612.70 million | 14.48 | -$8.93 million | $0.38 | 274.45 |
| Banzai International | $4.56 million | 0.40 | -$14.41 million | N/A | N/A |
Altair Engineering has higher revenue and earnings than Banzai International.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Altair Engineering | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Banzai International | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Altair Engineering currently has a consensus price target of $100.71, suggesting a potential downside of 3.43%. Banzai International has a consensus price target of $125.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7,964.52%. Given Banzai International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Banzai International is more favorable than Altair Engineering.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
63.4% of Altair Engineering shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Banzai International shares are held by institutional investors. 21.8% of Altair Engineering shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 57.7% of Banzai International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Altair Engineering and Banzai International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Altair Engineering | 5.10% | 7.49% | 4.26% |
| Banzai International | -544.83% | N/A | -315.92% |
Volatility & Risk
Altair Engineering has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banzai International has a beta of -0.53, meaning that its share price is 153% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Altair Engineering beats Banzai International on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Altair Engineering
Altair Engineering Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides software and cloud solutions in the areas of simulation and design, high-performance computing, data analytics, and artificial intelligence in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Software and Client Engineering Services. The Software segment offers solvers and optimization technology products, high-performance computing software applications and hardware products, modeling and visualization tools, data analytics and analysis products, and Internet of Things platform and analytics tools, as well as support and the complementary software products. This segment also provides software technologies in the areas of computational fluid dynamics and fatigue, manufacturing process simulation, and cost estimation for the applications in automotive, marine, motorcycle, aerospace, chemical, and architecture industries; and software-related services, such as consulting, implementation, and training services that focuses on the product design and development expertise and analysis from the component level up to complete product engineering at various stage of the lifecycle. The Client Engineering Services segment provides client engineering services. In addition, the company is involved in the development and sale of solid state lighting technology along with communication and control protocols based on its intellectual property for the direct replacement of fluorescent tubes with LED lighting. Its integrated suite of software optimizes design performance across various disciplines, including structures, motion, fluids, thermal management, electromagnetics, system modeling, and embedded systems. The company serves universities, government agencies, manufacturers, pharmaceutical firms, banking, financial services, and insurance, weather prediction agencies, and electronics design companies. Altair Engineering Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Troy, Michigan.
About Banzai International
Banzai International, Inc., a marketing technology company, provides data-driven marketing and sales solutions for various businesses in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Its products include Demio, a browser-based webinar platform with data and marketing features designed to help businesses engage with their audience through live events and on-demand, interactive video content; Boost, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for social sharing by event registrants; and Reach, a SaaS and managed service to increase registration and attendance of marketing events. The company serves healthcare, financial services, e-commerce, technology, media, and other industries. Banzai International, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Bainbridge Island, Washington.
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