Taboola.com (NASDAQ:TBLA) vs. Atos (OTCMKTS:AEXAY) Financial Survey

Atos (OTCMKTS:AEXAY) and Taboola.com (NASDAQ:TBLA) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Atos and Taboola.com”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atos	$11.57 billion	954.09	-$3.72 billion	N/A	N/A
Taboola.com	$1.77 billion	0.51	-$3.76 million	$0.04	84.25

Taboola.com has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Atos.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

42.9% of Taboola.com shares are held by institutional investors. 24.7% of Taboola.com shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Atos and Taboola.com’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atos	N/A	N/A	N/A
Taboola.com	0.75%	5.27%	3.21%

Volatility & Risk

Atos has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taboola.com has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Atos and Taboola.com, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atos	0	0	0	0	0.00
Taboola.com	0	2	4	0	2.67

Taboola.com has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 33.53%. Given Taboola.com’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Taboola.com is more favorable than Atos.

Summary

Taboola.com beats Atos on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Atos

Atos SE provides digital transformation solutions and services worldwide. It offers advanced computing solutions; analytics, artificial intelligence, and automation solutions; cloud solutions; customer journey analytics and digital customer experience; decarbonization solutions; digital consulting; digital workplace solutions; edge computing and Internet of things solutions; and modern applications and platforms. The company also provides advance detection and response, data protection and governance, digital workplace security, IoT and OT security, trusted digital identities, and cybersecurity solutions; and infrastructure and foundation services. It serves financial services and insurance, healthcare and life sciences, manufacturing, public sector and defense, resources and services, and telecommunication and media industries. The company was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Bezons, France.

About Taboola.com

Taboola.com Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates an artificial intelligence-based algorithmic engine platform in Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It offers Taboola, a platform that partners with websites, devices, and mobile apps to recommend editorial content and advertisements on the open web to users. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, New York.