SeaChange International (NASDAQ:SEAC) & CCC Intelligent Solutions (NYSE:CCCS) Financial Analysis

CCC Intelligent Solutions (NYSE:CCCS) and SeaChange International (NASDAQ:SEAC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.8% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of CCC Intelligent Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of SeaChange International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CCC Intelligent Solutions and SeaChange International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CCC Intelligent Solutions	$996.96 million	5.23	-$92.48 million	N/A	N/A
SeaChange International	$32.76 million	0.25	-$11.40 million	$0.38	9.39

SeaChange International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CCC Intelligent Solutions.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for CCC Intelligent Solutions and SeaChange International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CCC Intelligent Solutions	1	2	4	0	2.43
SeaChange International	0	0	0	0	0.00

CCC Intelligent Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $11.38, suggesting a potential upside of 42.19%. Given CCC Intelligent Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe CCC Intelligent Solutions is more favorable than SeaChange International.

Profitability

This table compares CCC Intelligent Solutions and SeaChange International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CCC Intelligent Solutions	5.02%	5.35%	3.23%
SeaChange International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

CCC Intelligent Solutions has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SeaChange International has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CCC Intelligent Solutions beats SeaChange International on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CCC Intelligent Solutions

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc., operates as a software as a service company for the property and casualty insurance economy in the United States and China. The company's cloud-based software as a service platform connects trading partners, facilitates commerce, and supports mission-critical, artificial intelligence enabled digital workflow across the insurance economy, including insurers, repairers, automakers, parts suppliers, lenders and more. It offers CCC insurance solutions, including CCC workflow, CCC estimating, CCC total loss, CCC casualty, CCC subrogation, and CCC claim handling; CCC repair solutions, such as CCC network management, CCC repair workflow, and CCC repair quality; CCC other ecosystem solutions, which includes CCC parts solutions, CCC automotive manufacturer solutions, CCC diagnostics service provider solutions, and CCC payments; and CCC international solutions. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

About SeaChange International

SeaChange International, Inc. provides video delivery, advertising, streaming platforms, and emerging Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) products and services that facilitate the aggregation, licensing, management and distribution of video and advertising content worldwide. It offers Operator TV Platform solutions including customer's current network with OTT video management solutions in a single deployment, digital video broadcasting – cable / quadrature amplitude modulation networks with OTT streaming, and immersive multiscreen experience and on demand services, as well as pre-integrated solutions, such as multi-content delivery networks including Broadpeak, Edgeware and HBO, multidigital rights management, and seamless integration with existing network components. The company also provides StreamVid, a cloud-based OTT video platform for operators and content owners that enables streaming services, including content ingestion, workflow automation, user management, content protection, billing and entitlement, and user applications for various device platforms, such as mobile devices or Smart TVs; Advanced advertising, a unified ad tech solution to insert adverts into various video feeds, including broadcast, internet protocol television, and OTT; and Xstream platform, a cloud-based content monetization platform that provides the range of capabilities, including generation and distribution of FAST channels, streaming enablement via content aggregation, and targeted insertion of advertisement from various demand sources. In addition, it provides professional, and maintenance and technical support services, as well as managed services. The company sells and markets its products and services through a direct sales process, as well as to systems integrators and value-added resellers. It serves cable system operators, telecommunications companies, and satellite operators, as well as broadcasters and other content providers. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.