Reviewing Elcom International (OTCMKTS:ELCO) and SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC)

SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) and Elcom International (OTCMKTS:ELCO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

SS&C Technologies has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Elcom International has a beta of 0.23, meaning that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SS&C Technologies and Elcom International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SS&C Technologies	$6.27 billion	2.78	$796.90 million	$3.16	22.59
Elcom International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

SS&C Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Elcom International.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for SS&C Technologies and Elcom International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SS&C Technologies	0	2	6	1	2.89
Elcom International	0	0	0	0	0.00

SS&C Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $101.00, indicating a potential upside of 41.50%. Given SS&C Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe SS&C Technologies is more favorable than Elcom International.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

96.9% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 16.4% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Elcom International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares SS&C Technologies and Elcom International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SS&C Technologies	12.70%	19.60%	6.94%
Elcom International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

SS&C Technologies beats Elcom International on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SS&C Technologies

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. engages in the development and provision of software solutions to the financial services and healthcare industries. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Japan, Canada, and the Americas, excluding the United States and Canada. Its products include advent genesis, antares, asset allocators, AWD, axys, BANC mall, BRIX, DST vision, evare, lightning, and moxy. The company was founded by William Charles Stone in March 1986 and is headquartered in Windsor, CT.

About Elcom International

Elcom International Inc. provides cloud based e-procurement solutions worldwide. It offers Procure to Pay solutions to publish and manage supplier content, connect to buyers, and analyze spend and procurement processes; eInvoicing solutions to send and receive eInvoices with supplier adoption guaranteed; and sourcing functions to investigate potential suppliers on a local and global basis. The company also provides services for buyers, including catalog processing, development of punchout catalogs, and to integrate Elcom’s PECOS solution into existing purchasing processes; and services for suppliers, such as onboarding of new suppliers to utilize the solution, access to demand generating activities, and to access information and bids that relate to products and services. It offers eProcurement solutions for governments, educational institutions, healthcare organizations, private enterprises, buying groups. Elcom International Inc. was founded in 1992 and is based in Braintree, Massachusetts.