Caldwell Partners International (OTCMKTS:CWLPF) and Mastech Digital (NYSE:MHH) Critical Survey

Caldwell Partners International (OTCMKTS:CWLPF) and Mastech Digital (NYSE:MHH) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Caldwell Partners International and Mastech Digital”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Caldwell Partners International	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.09	9.20
Mastech Digital	$190.19 million	0.59	-$7.14 million	($0.65)	-14.78

Caldwell Partners International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mastech Digital. Mastech Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caldwell Partners International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

8.7% of Caldwell Partners International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.4% of Mastech Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 48.6% of Mastech Digital shares are held by 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 Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Caldwell Partners International and Mastech Digital, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Caldwell Partners International	0	0	0	0	N/A
Mastech Digital	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Caldwell Partners International and Mastech Digital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Caldwell Partners International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mastech Digital	-2.10%	4.53%	3.52%

Summary

Mastech Digital beats Caldwell Partners International on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Caldwell Partners International

The Caldwell Partners International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides candidate research and sourcing services in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and other European countries. The company offers retained executive and board search solutions; professional search; on-demand talent acquisition augmentation solutions; and talent strategy and assessment tools. The company offers its services under the Caldwell and IQTalent brand names. It serves real estate, consumer and commercial banking, academic, non-profit, social enterprise, culture, retail, financial services, industrial, insurance, life science, healthcare, private equity and venture capital, professional services, and technology sectors. The Caldwell Partners International Inc. was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Mastech Digital

Mastech Digital, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides digital transformation IT services to large, medium-sized, and small companies in the United States. The company operates through Data and Analytics Services and IT Staffing Services segments. It offers data management and analytics services, including project-based consulting services in the areas of master data management, enterprise data integration, big data and analytics, and digital transformation by using onsite and offshore resources. In addition, the company provides a range of IT staffing services in the areas of data management and analytics, cloud, mobility, social, automation, business intelligence/data warehousing, web services, enterprise resource planning and customer resource management, and e-business solutions. Further, it offers digital transformation services, including digital learning services; and cloud-based enterprise application across sales, marketing, and customer service organizations. The company provides its services across various industry verticals, such as financial services, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, government, telecommunications, and transportation. The company was formerly known as Mastech Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Mastech Digital, Inc. in September 2016. Mastech Digital, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.