DCC (OTCMKTS:DCCPF – Get Rating) and Babylon (NYSE:BBLN – Get Rating) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares DCC and Babylon's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Get DCC alerts:| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| DCC | $24.23 billion | 0.20 | $426.64 million | N/A | N/A |
| Babylon | $322.92 million | 0.04 | -$374.51 million | N/A | N/A |
DCC has higher revenue and earnings than Babylon.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for DCC and Babylon, as provided by MarketBeat.| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| DCC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Babylon | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.60 |
Babylon has a consensus price target of $114.29, suggesting a potential upside of 1,593.12%. Given Babylon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Babylon is more favorable than DCC.
Profitability
This table compares DCC and Babylon's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| DCC | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Babylon | -61.26% | -4,635.83% | -108.33% |
Risk and Volatility
DCC has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Babylon has a beta of 1.91, indicating that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
DCC beats Babylon on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About DCC
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DCC plc provides sales, marketing, and support services worldwide. The company's DCC LPG segment sells and markets liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), refrigerants, and natural gas. Its DCC Retail & Oil segment markets, sells, and retails transport and commercial fuels, heating oils, and related products and services; operates retail petrol stations; resells fuel cards; distributes oil; and provides inbound logistics, storage and filling, and outbound logistics services. This segment serves domestic, agricultural, commercial/industrial, forecourt, aviation, and marine customers. The company's DCC Healthcare segment offers products and services to healthcare providers, and health and beauty brand owners; outsourced contract manufacturing services to the health and beauty sector; nutrition products, such as vitamins and health supplements; beauty products; and product development, formulation, manufacturing, and packaging services. In addition, this segment procures and sells exempt medicinal products. Its DCC Technology segment distributes consumer technology products, including smart home products, gaming consoles, peripherals and software, wearable technology, and accessories; business and enterprise technology products, such as tablets, notebooks, and PCs; networking and security products; communication products comprising smartphones; and servers and storage products, audio visual products, printers, peripherals, cables and connectors, and consumables to retailers, resellers, and integrators. It also provides supply chain services. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
About Babylon
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Babylon Holdings Limited operates as a digital healthcare company. It offers end-to-end care solution that facilities through its digital health suite, virtual care, in-person medical care, and post-care offerings. The company also provides Babylon Cloud services. It operates in the United Kingdom, the United States, the Asia Pacific, Canada, and internationally. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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