KWESST Micro Systems (NASDAQ:KWE – Get Free Report) and Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
21.4% of KWESST Micro Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Consensus Cloud Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Consensus Cloud Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for KWESST Micro Systems and Consensus Cloud Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| KWESST Micro Systems | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Consensus Cloud Solutions | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.20 |
Risk & Volatility
KWESST Micro Systems has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Consensus Cloud Solutions has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares KWESST Micro Systems and Consensus Cloud Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| KWESST Micro Systems | -711.72% | -478.39% | -144.50% |
| Consensus Cloud Solutions | 25.72% | -57.77% | 14.57% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares KWESST Micro Systems and Consensus Cloud Solutions”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| KWESST Micro Systems | $1.55 million | 1.16 | -$6.90 million | ($1.28) | -0.13 |
| Consensus Cloud Solutions | $353.96 million | 1.28 | $77.29 million | $4.53 | 5.21 |
Consensus Cloud Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than KWESST Micro Systems. KWESST Micro Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Consensus Cloud Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Consensus Cloud Solutions beats KWESST Micro Systems on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About KWESST Micro Systems
KWESST Micro Systems Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of tactical systems and ammunitions for military, public safety agencies, and personal defense markets. It provides non-lethal products, including PARA OPS devices and ARWEN products. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.
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.
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