Head-To-Head Analysis: Mastech Digital (NYSE:MHH) and Collective Audience (NASDAQ:CAUD)

Volatility and Risk

Mastech Digital has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Collective Audience has a beta of -1.79, suggesting that its stock price is 279% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

18.4% of Mastech Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.8% of Collective Audience shares are held by institutional investors. 48.6% of Mastech Digital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.0% of Collective Audience shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Mastech Digital and Collective Audience’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mastech Digital	-1.16%	6.59%	5.11%
Collective Audience	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mastech Digital and Collective Audience”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mastech Digital	$201.10 million	0.84	-$7.14 million	($0.19)	-75.89
Collective Audience	$12.14 million	0.10	-$4.57 million	N/A	N/A

Collective Audience has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mastech Digital.

Summary

Mastech Digital beats Collective Audience on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mastech Digital

Mastech Digital, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides digital transformation IT services to large, medium-sized, and small companies in the United States. The company operates through Data and Analytics Services and IT Staffing Services segments. It offers data management and analytics services, including project-based consulting services in the areas of master data management, enterprise data integration, big data and analytics, and digital transformation by using onsite and offshore resources. In addition, the company provides a range of IT staffing services in the areas of data management and analytics, cloud, mobility, social, automation, business intelligence/data warehousing, web services, enterprise resource planning and customer resource management, and e-business solutions. Further, it offers digital transformation services, including digital learning services; and cloud-based enterprise application across sales, marketing, and customer service organizations. The company provides its services across various industry verticals, such as financial services, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, government, telecommunications, and transportation. The company was formerly known as Mastech Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Mastech Digital, Inc. in September 2016. Mastech Digital, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

About Collective Audience

Collective Audience, Inc. provides e-commerce and digital consumer acquisition solutions in the United States. Its digital marketing business enables brands and agencies to advertise across digital media and connected TV platforms. The company is headquartered in New York, New York. Collective Audience, Inc. is a subsidiary of Logiq, Inc.