Critical Survey: Genpact (NYSE:G) & CISO Global (NASDAQ:CISO)

Genpact (NYSE:G) and CISO Global (NASDAQ:CISO) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Genpact and CISO Global”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Genpact	$4.66 billion	1.68	$631.26 million	$3.64	12.17
CISO Global	$54.63 million	0.25	-$80.23 million	N/A	N/A

Genpact has higher revenue and earnings than CISO Global.

Profitability

This table compares Genpact and CISO Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genpact	14.22%	21.85%	10.11%
CISO Global	-54.91%	-359.31%	-76.63%

Volatility and Risk

Genpact has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CISO Global has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Genpact and CISO Global, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genpact	0	8	1	0	2.11
CISO Global	0	0	1	0	3.00

Genpact presently has a consensus target price of $42.33, suggesting a potential downside of 4.46%. Given Genpact’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Genpact is more favorable than CISO Global.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.0% of Genpact shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.1% of CISO Global shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Genpact shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.8% of CISO Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Genpact beats CISO Global on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Genpact

Genpact Limited provides business process outsourcing and information technology services in India, rest of Asia, North and Latin America, and Europe. It operates through three segments: Financial services; Consumer and Healthcare; and High Tech and Manufacturing. The Financial Services segment offers retail customer onboarding, customer service, collections, card servicing operations, loan and payment operations, commercial loan, equipment and auto loan, mortgage origination, compliance services, reporting and monitoring, and wealth management operations support; financial crime and risk management services; and underwriting support, new business processing, policy administration, claims management, catastrophe modeling and actuarial services, as well as property and casualty claims. The Consumer and Healthcare segment provides demand generation, sensing and planning, supply chain planning and management, pricing and trade promotion management, deduction recovery management, order management, and digital commerce; and end-to-end claim lifecycle management, from claims processing and adjudication to claims recovery and payment integrity, revenue cycle management, health equity analytics, and care services. The High Tech and Manufacturing segment offers industry-specific solutions for trust and safety, advertising sales support, customer and user experience, and customer care support; and direct and indirect procurement, logistics, field, aftermarket support, and engineering services. It also provides digital operation services; data-tech-Al services; finance and accounting services, such as accounts payable, invoice-to-cash, record to report, financial planning and analysis, and enterprise risk and compliance; CFO advisory services; supply chain, and sourcing and procurement services; sales and commercial, and marketing and experience services; and environmental, social and governance services. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

About CISO Global

CISO Global Inc. operates as a cybersecurity and compliance company in the United States, Chile, and internationally. The company offers security managed services, including compliance, secured managed, and cyber defense operation services; culture education and enablement; tools and technology provisioning; data, privacy, regulations, and compliance monitoring; remote infrastructure administration; and antivirus and patch management services. It also provides cybersecurity professional services, such as incident response and digital forensics; security testing and training; cybersecurity consulting; compliance auditing; vulnerability assessment and penetration testing; and disaster recovery and data backup solutions. The company was formerly known as Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation and changed its name to CISO Global Inc. in May 2023. CISO Global Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.