Head-To-Head Survey: Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) and CTPartners Executive Search (OTCMKTS:CTPR)

CTPartners Executive Search (OTCMKTS:CTPR) and Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

85.7% of Jacobs Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Jacobs Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for CTPartners Executive Search and Jacobs Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CTPartners Executive Search	0	0	0	0	0.00
Jacobs Solutions	0	6	6	0	2.50

Jacobs Solutions has a consensus target price of $153.70, indicating a potential upside of 4.17%. Given Jacobs Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Jacobs Solutions is more favorable than CTPartners Executive Search.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CTPartners Executive Search and Jacobs Solutions”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CTPartners Executive Search	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jacobs Solutions	$14.22 billion	1.23	$289.34 million	$2.82	52.32

Jacobs Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than CTPartners Executive Search.

Profitability

This table compares CTPartners Executive Search and Jacobs Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CTPartners Executive Search	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jacobs Solutions	2.40%	23.96%	7.02%

Summary

Jacobs Solutions beats CTPartners Executive Search on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CTPartners Executive Search

CTPartners Executive Search Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides retained executive search services worldwide. It facilitates the recruitment and hiring of C-level executives, such as chief executive officers, chief financial officers, chief legal officers, chief marketing officers, and chief human resource officers, as well as other senior executives and board members. The company also offers board advisory services. It primarily serves various industry practice groups, including financial services, professional services, life sciences, technology/media/telecom, consumer/retail, and industrial. The company was founded in 1980 and is based in New York, New York.

About Jacobs Solutions

Jacobs Solutions Inc. provides consulting, technical, engineering, scientific, and project delivery services for the government and private sectors in the United States, Europe, Canada, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through Critical Mission Solutions, People & Places Solutions, Divergent Solutions, and PA Consulting segments. The company offers cyber, data analytics, systems and software application integration and consulting, enterprise level and mission IT, design, nuclear, and enterprise level operations and maintenance services; software development, testing, mission integration, program management, research, development, test, evaluation services, training, and environmental remediation services; and other technical consulting solutions, as well as construction and construction management services. It also provides consulting services for consumer and manufacturing, defense and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government, health and life sciences, and transport industries. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.