TTEC (NASDAQ:TTEC) and Tapinator (OTCMKTS:TAPM) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.
Dividends
TTEC pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Tapinator does not pay a dividend. TTEC pays out 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TTEC has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
Risk & Volatility
TTEC has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tapinator has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for TTEC and Tapinator, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings
Hold Ratings
Buy Ratings
Strong Buy Ratings
Rating Score
TTEC
0
0
0
0
N/A
Tapinator
0
0
0
0
N/A
Profitability
This table compares TTEC and Tapinator’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins
Return on Equity
Return on Assets
TTEC
-1.71%
20.76%
6.86%
Tapinator
N/A
N/A
N/A
Institutional and Insider Ownership
25.2% of TTEC shares are owned by institutional investors. 69.6% of TTEC shares are owned 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.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares TTEC and Tapinator’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue
Price/Sales Ratio
Net Income
Earnings Per Share
Price/Earnings Ratio
TTEC
$1.48 billion
0.89
$7.25 million
$1.80
15.87
Tapinator
$3.14 million
0.82
N/A
N/A
N/A
TTEC has higher revenue and earnings than Tapinator.
Summary
TTEC beats Tapinator on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
TTEC Company Profile
TTEC Holdings, Inc. designs, builds, and operates omni-channel customer experiences. It operates through four segments: Customer Management Services (CMS), Customer Growth Services (CGS), Customer Technology Services (CTS), and Customer Strategy Services (CSS). The CMS segment offers customer experience delivery solutions, which integrate technology with customer experience professionals to optimize the customer experience across various channels and stages of the customer lifecycle from an onshore, offshore, or work-from-home environments. The CGS segment provides technology-enabled sales and marketing solutions, including sales advisory, search engine optimization, digital demand generation, and lead qualification, as well as acquisition sales, growth, and retention services. The CTS segment offers system design consulting, customer experience technology product, and implementation and integration consulting services, as well as manages clients’ cloud and on-premise solutions. The CSS segment provides professional services in customer experience strategy and operations, insights, system and operational process optimization, and culture development and knowledge management. TTEC Holdings, Inc. also offers digital trust and safety, and health services. The company serves clients in the automotive, communication, financial services, government, healthcare, logistics, media and entertainment, retail, technology, transportation, and travel industries. It has operations in the United States, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Lebanon, Macedonia, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom. The company was formerly known as TeleTech Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to TTEC Holdings, Inc. in January 2018. TTEC Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.
Tapinator Company Profile
Tapinator, Inc. develops and publishes mobile games on the iOS, Google Play, and Amazon platforms. Its portfolio includes approximately 300 mobile gaming titles that have approximately 400 million player downloads, including games, such as ROCKY, Video Poker Classic, Solitaire Dash, Dice Mage, and Burn It Down. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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