ServiceNow vs SS&C Technologies
NOW and SSNC side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NOW and SSNC compare
ServiceNow is the larger company, worth 5.8 times as much as SS&C Technologies ($109B against $18.9B).
On earnings, SS&C Technologies is cheaper: it trades at 23.2× trailing earnings, against 65.7× for ServiceNow.
ServiceNow grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (22.2% versus 8.6% for SS&C Technologies).
SS&C Technologies keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.2% compared with 11.3% at ServiceNow.
SS&C Technologies pays a dividend yielding 1.4%; ServiceNow does not pay one.
SS&C Technologies scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 15 for ServiceNow), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NOW | SSNC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $109B | $18.9B |
| Share price | $105.12 | $80.39 |
| Change, 1 year | −42.3% | −3.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −24.0% | 3.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.51 | 0.93 |
| Employees | 26K | 29K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 65.7× | 23.2× (better) |
| P/S | 7.4× | 2.9× (better) |
| P/B | 8.7× | 2.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 38.6× | 11.5× (better) |
| P/FCF | 23.7× | 10.8× (better) |
| PEG | 0.89 (better) | 2.79 |
| FCF yield | 4.2% | 9.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $75.75 | $92.65 |
| Margin of safety | −38.8% | 13.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 22.2% (better) | 8.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 24.1% (better) | 6.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 0.54% | 7.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 0.38% | 9.1% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 69.9% (better) | 6.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 74.8% (better) | 48.1% |
| Operating margin | 11.4% | 23.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 11.3% | 13.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 31.1% (better) | 26.7% |
| Return on equity | 14.2% (better) | 12.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 16.2% (better) | 9.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.17 (better) | 1.14 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.94 | 3.15 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.6× |
| Current ratio | 0.70 | 1.06 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.17 (better) | 1.71 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.4% |
| Payout ratio | – | 30.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 14.4% |
| Buyback yield | 3.1% | 6.2% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.1% | 7.6% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 81.9% | 86.3% |
| Held by insiders | 0.14% | 15.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$6.3M (better) | −$13.5M |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.9% | 2.3% |
Go deeper
- NOW stock overview
- NOW income statement
- NOW valuation and score
- SSNC stock overview
- SSNC income statement
- SSNC valuation and score
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