Financial Survey: X3 (NASDAQ:XTKG) versus Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH)

X3 (NASDAQ:XTKG) and Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.9% of X3 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.9% of X3 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

X3 has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for X3 and Cognizant Technology Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
X3	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cognizant Technology Solutions	1	16	3	0	2.10

Cognizant Technology Solutions has a consensus target price of $79.47, suggesting a potential downside of 1.45%. Given Cognizant Technology Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cognizant Technology Solutions is more favorable than X3.

Profitability

This table compares X3 and Cognizant Technology Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
X3	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cognizant Technology Solutions	11.60%	17.08%	12.44%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares X3 and Cognizant Technology Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
X3	$16.83 million	0.00	-$109.60 million	N/A	N/A
Cognizant Technology Solutions	$19.41 billion	2.06	$2.13 billion	$4.52	17.84

Cognizant Technology Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than X3.

Summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions beats X3 on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About X3

X3 Holdings Co Ltd. provides technology solutions and services worldwide. The company offers Global Trade Platform, a digital platform for trading partners, service providers, and government authorities. It also engages in bitcoin cryptomining operations, renewable energy projects, and agriculture technologies and trading. The company was formerly known as Powerbridge Technologies Co., Ltd. and changed its name to X3 Holdings Co Ltd. in January 2024. X3 Holdings Co Ltd. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Singapore.

About Cognizant Technology Solutions

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, a professional services company, provides consulting and technology, and outsourcing services in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Financial Services, Health Sciences, Products and Resources, and Communications, Media and Technology. The company provides customer experience, robotic process automation, analytics, and AI services in areas, such as digital lending, fraud detection, and next generation payments; the shift towards consumerism, outcome-based contracting, digital health, delivering integrated seamless, omni-channel, and patient-centered experience; and services that drive operational improvements in areas, such as clinical development, pharmacovigilance, and manufacturing, as well as claims processing, enrollment, membership, and billing to healthcare providers and payers, and life sciences companies, including pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies. It offers solution to manufacturers, automakers, retailers and travel and hospitality companies, as well as companies providing logistics, energy and utility services; and digital content, business process improvement, technology modernization, and the creation of unified and compelling user experience services to communications, media and entertainment, education, and information services and technology companies. The company was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey.