Head to Head Analysis: Helpport AI (NASDAQ:HPAI) & Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI)

Helpport AI (NASDAQ:HPAI) and Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Helpport AI and Consensus Cloud Solutions”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Helpport AI	$29.58 million	7.65	$7.37 million	N/A	N/A
Consensus Cloud Solutions	$351.15 million	1.56	$77.29 million	$4.57	6.20

Consensus Cloud Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Helpport AI.

Risk and Volatility

Helpport AI has a beta of -0.11, meaning that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Consensus Cloud Solutions has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Helpport AI and Consensus Cloud Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Helpport AI	N/A	N/A	N/A
Consensus Cloud Solutions	25.10%	-66.28%	14.47%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Helpport AI and Consensus Cloud Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Helpport AI	0	0	0	0	0.00
Consensus Cloud Solutions	2	0	3	0	2.20

Consensus Cloud Solutions has a consensus price target of $26.40, indicating a potential downside of 6.78%. Given Consensus Cloud Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Consensus Cloud Solutions is more favorable than Helpport AI.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

62.4% of Helpport AI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Consensus Cloud Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Helpport AI shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Consensus Cloud Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Consensus Cloud Solutions beats Helpport AI on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Helpport AI

Tristar Acquisition I Corp. is a blank check company. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or related business combination with one or more businesses. Tristar Acquisition I Corp. is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Consensus Cloud Solutions

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides information delivery services with a software-as-a-service platform worldwide. The company offers eFax Corporate, a digital cloud-fax technology; Unite, a single platform that allows the user to choose between various protocols to send and receive healthcare information and can integrate into an existing electronic health record system or stand-alone if no EHR is present. It also offers jsign, an electronic and digital signature solution; Conductor, an interface engine and interoperability platform that provides integration technology; Clarity that transforms unstructured documents into structured actionable data; and eFax, an online faxing solution, as well as other products under the MyFax, MetroFax, Sfax, and SRfax brands. In addition, the company provides ECFax, an Corporate eFax. It serves healthcare, government, financial services, law, and education sectors. Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.