ATIF (NASDAQ:ZBAI – Get Free Report) and Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares ATIF and Booz Allen Hamilton”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ATIF | $720,000.00 | 11.37 | -$3.19 million | ($7.19) | -1.18 |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | $11.71 billion | 0.89 | $935.00 million | $6.55 | 13.05 |
Risk and Volatility
ATIF has a beta of -0.6, meaning that its stock price is 160% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Booz Allen Hamilton has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for ATIF and Booz Allen Hamilton, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ATIF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 |
Booz Allen Hamilton has a consensus price target of $110.82, indicating a potential upside of 29.67%. Given Booz Allen Hamilton’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Booz Allen Hamilton is more favorable than ATIF.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
91.8% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.2% of ATIF shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares ATIF and Booz Allen Hamilton’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ATIF | N/A | -90.49% | -79.46% |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | 7.06% | 71.87% | 10.79% |
Summary
Booz Allen Hamilton beats ATIF on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ATIF
ATIF Holdings Ltd. engages in the provision of financial consulting services. It is also involved in merger and acquisition business advisory, post-listing compliance, management support, and related services. The company was founded on January 5, 2015 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, CA.
About Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation provides management and technology consulting, analytics, engineering, digital solutions, mission operations, and cyber services to governments, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations in the United States and internationally. It focuses on artificial intelligence services comprising of machine learning, predictive modeling, automation and decision analytics, and quantum computing. The company offers artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer network related operations. In addition, it provides data science, engineering, visualization, and analysis related capabilities. Further, the company engages in user experience, user interface, graphic and web design, design thinking, sketching, and digital product design capabilities. Additionally, it architects and engineers help accelerate, scale, secure, and transform mission and business outcomes using the technologies and partner offering; offers software engineering in agile practices, DevSecOps, automation and Cloud, and Low/No Code Platform engineering; systems and digital engineering; and tech strategy and product management. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
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