Contrasting Treasure Global (NASDAQ:TGL) & Conduent (NASDAQ:CNDT)

Conduent (NASDAQ:CNDT) and Treasure Global (NASDAQ:TGL) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

77.3% of Conduent shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Conduent shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Treasure Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Conduent and Treasure Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Conduent	12.65%	-7.94%	-1.99%
Treasure Global	-61.36%	-131.73%	-105.59%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Conduent and Treasure Global, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Conduent	0	0	1	0	3.00
Treasure Global	0	0	0	0	0.00

Conduent currently has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 136.84%. Given Conduent’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Conduent is more favorable than Treasure Global.

Volatility and Risk

Conduent has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Treasure Global has a beta of 2.86, suggesting that its stock price is 186% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Conduent and Treasure Global”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Conduent	$3.51 billion	0.17	-$296.00 million	$2.27	1.67
Treasure Global	$8.81 million	0.27	-$6.59 million	N/A	N/A

Treasure Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Conduent.

Summary

Conduent beats Treasure Global on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Conduent

Conduent Incorporated provides digital business solutions and services for the commercial, government, and transportation spectrum in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Commercial, Government Services, and Transportation. The Commercial segment offers business process services and customized solutions to clients in various industries; and customer experience management, business operations, healthcare claims and administration, and human capital solutions. The Government segment provides government-centric business process services to the United States federal, state, local, and foreign governments for public assistance, program administration, transaction processing, and payment services; and digital payments, child support payments, government healthcare, and eligibility and enrollment solutions. The Transportation segment offers systems, support, and revenue-generating solutions to government transportation agency clients; and public safety, mobility, and digital payment solutions. This segment also provides electronic tolling, urban congestion management, and mileage-based user solutions; transit solutions; citation and permit administration, parking enforcement, and curbside demand management solutions; and computer-aided dispatch/automatic vehicle location solutions. Conduent Incorporated was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey.

About Treasure Global

Treasure Global Inc. offers e-commerce activities through its platform. Its platform provides consumers and merchants instant rebates and affiliate cashback programs, while providing a seamless e-payment solution with rebates in both e-commerce and physical retailers/merchant settings. The company offers ZCITY App, a payment gateway platform. Treasure Global Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York.