Critical Analysis: Fusemachines (NASDAQ:FUSE) and Science Applications International (NYSE:SAIC)

Fusemachines (NASDAQ:FUSE) and Science Applications International (NYSE:SAIC) are both manufacturing companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Fusemachines and Science Applications International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fusemachines	N/A	N/A	N/A
Science Applications International	4.11%	24.18%	7.78%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Fusemachines and Science Applications International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fusemachines	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Science Applications International	$7.35 billion	0.53	$477.00 million	$7.82	11.05

Science Applications International has higher revenue and earnings than Fusemachines.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Fusemachines and Science Applications International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fusemachines	1	0	0	0	1.00
Science Applications International	1	6	3	0	2.20

Science Applications International has a consensus price target of $116.44, indicating a potential upside of 34.71%. Given Science Applications International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Science Applications International is more favorable than Fusemachines.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

46.8% of Fusemachines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.0% of Science Applications International shares are held by institutional investors. 83.0% of Fusemachines shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Science Applications International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Fusemachines has a beta of -0.02, meaning that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Science Applications International has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Science Applications International beats Fusemachines on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fusemachines

Fusemachines Inc. develops and delivers artificial intelligence (AI) as a service and machine learning software solutions. The company offers Fuse Anna which is an AI assistant for follow ups through daily reminders; and Fuse Prospector which is an artificial intelligence sales platform. Further, the company offers managed outbound services and AI as a service for big data processing, data management, and cloud analytics. Additionally, it offers Fusemachines AI fellowship program, which provides selected scholars from underserved communities with mentorship and resources to develop advanced skills in artificial intelligence and machine learning; as well as Fusemachines Academy, a learning platform to build and enhance skills. The company serves governments, financial institutions, and e-commerce companies. The company is based in New York, New York with an additional offices in Kathmandu, Nepal; Toronto, Canada; Kochi, India; Santo Domingo, Cuba.

About Science Applications International

Science Applications International Corporation provides technical, engineering, and enterprise information technology (IT) services primarily in the United States. The company's offerings include IT modernization; digital engineering; artificial intelligence; Weapon systems support design, build, modify, integrate, and sustain weapon systems; and end-to-end services, such as design, development, integration, deployment, management and operations, sustainment, and security of its customers' IT infrastructure, as well as training and simulation and ground vehicles support which integrates, modify, upgrades, and sustains ground vehicles for nation's armed forces. It serves the U.S. army and navy; air force, other Department of Defense and Federal Government; joint commands and space force; federal civilian agencies; health services; and space industries. The company was formerly known as SAIC Gemini, Inc. and changed its name to Science Applications International Corporation in September 2013. Science Applications International Corporation was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.