Analyzing CGI (NYSE:GIB) and Astrana Health (NASDAQ:ASTH)

CGI (NYSE:GIB) and Astrana Health (NASDAQ:ASTH) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

CGI has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Astrana Health has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

66.7% of CGI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.8% of Astrana Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of CGI shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Astrana Health shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares CGI and Astrana Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CGI	11.72%	19.32%	10.82%
Astrana Health	3.63%	9.37%	5.32%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for CGI and Astrana Health, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CGI	0	1	2	2	3.20
Astrana Health	0	3	6	0	2.67

CGI currently has a consensus price target of $156.75, indicating a potential upside of 44.07%. Astrana Health has a consensus price target of $53.29, indicating a potential upside of 102.15%. Given Astrana Health’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Astrana Health is more favorable than CGI.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CGI and Astrana Health”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CGI	$15.14 billion	1.63	$1.24 billion	$5.49	19.82
Astrana Health	$2.25 billion	0.66	$60.72 million	$0.72	36.61

CGI has higher revenue and earnings than Astrana Health. CGI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Astrana Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

CGI beats Astrana Health on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CGI

CGI Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides information technology (IT) and business process services. Its services include the business and strategic IT consulting, systems integration, and software solutions. The company also provides application development, modernization and maintenance, holistic enterprise digitization, automation, hybrid and cloud management, and business process services; intellectual property-based solutions; business consulting; managed IT services; and IT infrastructure services. It serves clients operating in government, banking and capital market, health, utility, communication and media, oil and gas, space, manufacturing, insurance, life sciences, retail and consumer service, and transportation and logistics sectors. The company operates in Canada, France, Spain, Portugal, the United States, Germany, Sweden, Norway, the United Kingdom, Australia, Finland, Poland, Baltics, the Netherlands, Denmark, Czech Republic, India, the Philippines, Asia Pacific, and internationally. Western and Southern Europe; Australia; Scandinavia; Finland, Poland, and Baltics; the United States; the United Kingdom; and the Asia Pacific. The company was formerly known as CGI Group Inc. and changed its name to CGI Inc. in January 2019. CGI Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

About Astrana Health

Astrana Health, Inc., Inc., a physician-centric technology-powered healthcare management company, provides medical care services in the United States. It operates through three segments: Care Partners, Care Delivery, and Care Enablement. The company is leveraging its proprietary population health management and healthcare delivery platform, operates an integrated, value-based healthcare model which empowers the providers in its network to deliver care to its patients. It offers care coordination services to patients, families, primary care physicians, specialists, acute care hospitals, alternative sites of inpatient care, physician groups, and health plans. The company's physician network consists of primary care physicians, specialist physicians and extenders, and hospitalists. It serves patients, primarily covered by private or public insurance, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and health maintenance organization plans; and non-insured patients. The company was formerly known as Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Astrana Health, Inc. in February 2024. Astrana Health, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Alhambra, California.