Spire Global (NYSE:SPIR) versus SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) Head-To-Head Survey

SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) and Spire Global (NYSE:SPIR) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares SS&C Technologies and Spire Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SS&C Technologies	13.16%	21.20%	7.19%
Spire Global	-145.22%	-54.03%	-30.80%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SS&C Technologies and Spire Global”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SS&C Technologies	$6.27 billion	3.13	$796.90 million	$3.48	24.04
Spire Global	$71.55 million	6.56	$51.31 million	($2.67)	-4.49

SS&C Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Spire Global. Spire Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SS&C Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

96.9% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.0% of Spire Global shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Spire Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for SS&C Technologies and Spire Global, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SS&C Technologies	0	3	5	1	2.78
Spire Global	1	1	4	0	2.50

SS&C Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $92.38, suggesting a potential upside of 10.43%. Spire Global has a consensus target price of $16.70, suggesting a potential upside of 39.28%. Given Spire Global’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Spire Global is more favorable than SS&C Technologies.

Volatility and Risk

SS&C Technologies has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spire Global has a beta of 2.58, suggesting that its share price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

SS&C Technologies beats Spire Global on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SS&C Technologies

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. engages in the development and provision of software solutions to the financial services and healthcare industries. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Japan, Canada, and the Americas, excluding the United States and Canada. Its products include advent genesis, antares, asset allocators, AWD, axys, BANC mall, BRIX, DST vision, evare, lightning, and moxy. The company was founded by William Charles Stone in March 1986 and is headquartered in Windsor, CT.

About Spire Global

Spire Global, Inc. provides subscription-based data, insights, predictive analytics, and related project-based services worldwide. The company offers satellite-based aircraft tracking data to power applications, drive decision making, and improve cost efficiencies; data, insights, and predictive analytics for highly accurate ship monitoring, real-time and near real-time vessel updates, port operations, ship safety and route optimization; and space-based data, AI-powered insights, and predictive weather analytics for accurate weather forecasting. It serves maritime, weather, aviation, and space services industries. The company was formerly known as Nanosatisfi, Inc. and changed its name to Spire Global, Inc. in July 2014. Spire Global, Inc. is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia.