SCWorx (NASDAQ:WORX) and International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for SCWorx and International Game Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SCWorx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| International Game Technology | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
International Game Technology has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.47%. Given International Game Technology’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe International Game Technology is more favorable than SCWorx.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares SCWorx and International Game Technology’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SCWorx | $150,000.00 | 104.61 | -$14.59 million | N/A | N/A |
| International Game Technology | $4.83 billion | 0.60 | -$21.35 million | $0.98 | 14.42 |
SCWorx has higher earnings, but lower revenue than International Game Technology.
Profitability
This table compares SCWorx and International Game Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SCWorx | N/A | -310.82% | -121.90% |
| International Game Technology | 0.97% | 7.80% | 1.50% |
Risk & Volatility
SCWorx has a beta of 2.63, suggesting that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Game Technology has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
1.9% of SCWorx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.5% of International Game Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 18.1% of SCWorx shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of International Game Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
International Game Technology beats SCWorx on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About SCWorx
SCWorx Corp. provides software solutions for the management of health care providers’ foundational business applications. The company provides services related to repair, normalization, and interoperability of information, as well as big data analytics model that provides Web portal for display, and reporting and analysis of the information contained within the data warehouse. It also offers various software solutions and services, such as virtualized item master file repair, expansion, and automation; electronic medical record management, a module that integrates the advanced data attributes created in the item master to the electronic medical records; charge description master management(CDM), a module, which assists healthcare providers by integrating the CDM data into the workflow of the hospitals purchasing systems; contract management, a module that assists healthcare providers to establish a contract management system and to provide care to patients; request for proposal automation solution; rebate management; and data integration and warehousing, as well as solutions for integration of acquired businesses, which enables deployment of a virtual item master files. In addition, the company provides CageTix, a ticketing platform for mixed martial arts industry. The company is based in New York, New York.
About International Game Technology
International Game Technology PLC operates and provides technology products and services across lotteries, electronic gaming machines, sports betting, and interactive gaming markets worldwide. The company operates through four segments: North America Gaming and Interactive, North America Lottery, International, and Italy. It designs, sells, and operates a suite of point-of-sale terminals that reconciles lottery funds between the retailer and lottery authority; provides online lottery transaction processing systems; produces instant ticket games; and offers printing services, such as instant ticket marketing plans and graphic design, programming, packaging, shipping, and delivery services. The company also provides video lottery terminals (VLT), VLT central systems, and VLT games; and amusement with prize machines and games to licensed operators. In addition, it provides sports betting platform that offers betting on sports and motor sports events, as well as non-sporting events; interactive and social gaming, which enables game play through the Internet; gaming management systems for casino management, customer relationship management, patron management, and server-based gaming; and designs, develops, manufactures, and provides cabinets, games, systems, and software. Further, the company processes commercial transactions, such as prepaid cellular telephone recharges, bill payments, e-vouchers and retail-based programs, electronic tax payments, prepaid card recharges, and stamp duty and money transfers services. Additionally, it designs, manufactures, and distributes poker, online casino table games, slot games, bingo, virtual reality, and player account management systems services. The company was formerly known as GTECH S.p.A. and changed its name to International Game Technology PLC in April 2015. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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