Analyzing Alight (NYSE:ALIT) & Spindle (OTCMKTS:SPDL)

Alight (NYSE:ALIT) and Spindle (OTCMKTS:SPDL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Alight and Spindle”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alight	$3.36 billion	1.29	-$345.00 million	($0.48)	-16.67
Spindle	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Spindle has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alight.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.7% of Alight shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Alight shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of Spindle shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Alight and Spindle, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alight	0	1	9	0	2.90
Spindle	0	0	0	0	0.00

Alight presently has a consensus target price of $10.95, suggesting a potential upside of 36.88%. Given Alight’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alight is more favorable than Spindle.

Profitability

This table compares Alight and Spindle’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alight	-7.95%	5.61%	2.52%
Spindle	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Alight beats Spindle on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Spindle

Spindle, Inc. provides payment-processing services to merchants using its Catalyst Gateway. It also acts as an agent, independent contractor, or referral partner to broker merchants that it secures to other merchant processors for ongoing fees based on processing volume. The company serves small and medium-sized businesses. The company is based in Marco Island, Florida.