Sterling Check (NASDAQ:STER – Get Rating) and SAI.TECH Global (NASDAQ:SAI – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and earnings.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Sterling Check and SAI.TECH Global’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sterling Check | $766.78 million | 1.51 | $19.41 million | $0.14 | 85.64 |
| SAI.TECH Global | $10.64 million | 1.78 | -$8.85 million | N/A | N/A |
Sterling Check has higher revenue and earnings than SAI.TECH Global.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sterling Check | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
| SAI.TECH Global | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Sterling Check currently has a consensus target price of $16.86, suggesting a potential upside of 40.59%. Given Sterling Check’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Sterling Check is more favorable than SAI.TECH Global.
Risk and Volatility
Sterling Check has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SAI.TECH Global has a beta of 1.91, indicating that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
85.5% of Sterling Check shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of SAI.TECH Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Sterling Check shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Sterling Check and SAI.TECH Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sterling Check | 1.83% | 11.17% | 5.83% |
| SAI.TECH Global | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Sterling Check beats SAI.TECH Global on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Sterling Check
Sterling Check Corp. provides technology-enabled background and identity verification services in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers identity verification services, such as telecom and device verification, identification document verification, facial recognition with biometric matching, social security number verification, and live video chat identification proofing; fingerprinting; background checks, including criminal record checks, sex offender registries, civil court records, motor vehicle and driving license records, executive investigations, credit reports, social media searches, and contingent workforce solutions; liens, judgments, and bankruptcies; and sanctions, risk, and compliance checks. It also provides credential verification services, which include employment verification, education verification, credential verification, professional reference checks, and department of transportation; drug and health screening; onboarding solutions, including Sterling I-9 that integrates a suite of screening and onboarding services and onboarding forms; and workforce, medical license, and motor vehicle records monitoring solutions. The company's services are delivered through its cloud-based technology platform that empowers organizations with real-time and data-driven insights to conduct and manage their employment screening programs. It serves a client base in a range of industries, such as healthcare, gig economy, financial and business services, industrials, retail, contingent, technology, media and entertainment, transportation and logistics, hospitality, education, and government. The company was formerly known as Sterling Ultimate Parent Corp. and changed its name to Sterling Check Corp. in August 2021. Sterling Check Corp. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About SAI.TECH Global
SAI.TECH Global Corporation operates as an energy-saving Bitcoin mining operator and a clean-tech company that integrates the bitcoin mining, power, and heating industries worldwide. The company provides a suite of specialized services, including mining machines purchase, hosting, mining pool, and energy-saving technologies and solutions to digital asset mining customers. Its target customers include large-scale miners and institutional investors. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Singapore.
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