International Monetary Systems (OTCMKTS:ITNM) & Alight (NYSE:ALIT) Head-To-Head Review

International Monetary Systems (OTCMKTS:ITNM) and Alight (NYSE:ALIT) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Risk and Volatility

International Monetary Systems has a beta of -0.09, meaning that its share price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alight has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for International Monetary Systems and Alight, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Monetary Systems	0	0	0	0	N/A
Alight	0	0	9	0	3.00

Alight has a consensus price target of $11.72, suggesting a potential upside of 65.10%. Given Alight’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alight is more favorable than International Monetary Systems.

Profitability

This table compares International Monetary Systems and Alight’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Monetary Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alight	-9.19%	5.14%	2.28%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares International Monetary Systems and Alight’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
International Monetary Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alight	$3.41 billion	1.17	-$345.00 million	($0.62)	-11.45

International Monetary Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alight.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.7% of Alight shares are held by institutional investors. 71.3% of International Monetary Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Alight shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Alight beats International Monetary Systems on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About International Monetary Systems

International Monetary Systems Ltd. operates as a holding company. The firm engages in the management and operation of a barter trade exchange. It offers electronic mail promotions, monthly statements, 24-hour authorization service and internet trading. The company was founded in July 1985 and is headquartered in New Berlin, WI.

About Alight

Alight, Inc. provides cloud-based integrated digital human capital and business solutions worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Employer Solutions and Professional Services. The Employer Solutions segment offers employee wellbeing, integrated benefits administration, healthcare navigation, financial wellbeing, leave of absence management, retiree healthcare and payroll; and operates AI-led capabilities software. The Professional Services segment offers consulting offerings, such as cloud advisory, deployment, and optimization services for cloud platforms. The company provides Alight Worklife, an intuitive, cloud-based employee engagement platform. Its solutions enable employees to enrich their health, wealth, and wellbeing that helps organizations achieve a high-performance culture. Alight, Inc. was founded in 2020 and is based in Lincolnshire, Illinois.