CCC vs CERT vs HSTM Stock Comparison

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Certara and Healthstream Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CERT Certara, Inc.
$11.20 +21.0% 1M -3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$408.45M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
HSTM Healthstream Inc
$33.80 +13.7% 1M +37.4% 1Y
Market cap
$984.17M
P/E
46.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$321.12M
Div. yield
0.00%
Healthcare IT Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Healthstream leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Healthstream 5, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCCCERTHSTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.39B $1.68B $984.17M CCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.9x -24.6x 46.4x HSTM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.3x 31.1x 47.6x CCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.1% +3.8% +8.8% CCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -16.7% 6.6% HSTM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.8% -3.3% +37.4% HSTM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.5%/yr -23.0%/yr +4.9%/yr HSTM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.7% 61.3% 31.9% HSTM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 48/100 59/100 CCC

Percentile Scorecard

CCCCERTHSTM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCCCCERTHSTM
Valuation 64 #33 of 89 56 #40 of 89 75 #23 of 89
Growth 85 #13 of 81 8 #75 of 81 46 #44 of 81
Profitability 76 #19 of 76 44 #43 of 76 83 #14 of 76
Financial Health – 61 #37 of 93 52 #45 of 93
Shareholder Returns – 74 #14 of 50 41 #30 of 50
Overall 75 48 59
  • CCC ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • CERT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • HSTM ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCCCCERTHSTMSPY
1 month +16.7%+21.0%+13.7% +0.7%
3 months +26.7%+44.0%+19.9% +3.7%
6 months +46.6%+82.7%+62.8% +7.1%
Year to date -3.4%+27.1%+46.5% +12.8%
1 year -14.8%-3.3%+37.4% +11.9%
3 years -28.2%-7.6%+35.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -10.4%-2.6%+10.5% +22.8%
5 years -35.9%-72.9%+27.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -8.5%-23.0%+4.9% +10.9%
10 years ——+26.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+2.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCCCCERTHSTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.7%61.3%31.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.1%69.5%27.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.750.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.26-0.051.17 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.4%-90.1%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.8%-4.3%-3.9% -1.2%
52-week high $9.01$11.70$35.16 $779.14
52-week low $4.22$4.48$19.88 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCCCCERTHSTM
P/E now vs peer median 59.1xmedian 39.2x -25.3xmedian 39.2x 46.6xmedian 39.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.4x 4.2xmedian 2.4x 3.1xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.3x 23.9xmedian 17.3x 11.0xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 20.3x 21.2xmedian 20.3x 14.2xmedian 20.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.8x 1.8xmedian 1.8x 2.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.52median 1.52 0.32median 1.52 2.33median 1.52

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCCCCERTHSTM
Revenue $1.14B $408.45M $321.12M
Gross profit $842.35M $252.82M $208.99M
Operating income $203.93M -$658.00K $25.80M
Net income $74.56M -$68.40M $21.20M
Free cash flow – $80.39M $69.83M
R&D $211.41M $43.54M $54.05M
EPS (diluted) $0.13 $-0.44 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $202.93M $184.14M $46.17M
Total debt – $291.84M –
Shares (diluted) 584.92M 154.36M 29.31M
Enterprise value $4.39B $989.08M $701.35M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCCCCERTHSTM
P/E 59.1x -25.3x 46.6x
P/FCF 12.6x 21.2x 14.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 20.6x 13.8x
P/S 4.0x 4.2x 3.1x
P/B 2.5x 1.8x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 2.7x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA – 23.9x 11.0x
EV/EBIT – -2,759x 35.7x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 4.4x 2.9x
EV/FCF – 22.6x 13.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x 21.9x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.52 0.32 2.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCCCERTHSTM
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.1% 3.8% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 5.1% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 4.3% 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 5.3% 5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 214.5% -102.8% 20.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 100.6% -26.3% 27.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 43,446% -957.1% 4.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.3% -77.2% 18.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,914% -993.5% 8.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.0% -78.6% 20.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.2% -18.4% 15.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% -1.8% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -20.0% 19.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.4% 14.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCCCERTHSTM
Gross margin – 61.9% 65.1%
EBITDA margin – 18.6% 26.1%
Operating margin – -0.2% 8.0%
Pretax margin – -4.3% 8.6%
Net margin – -16.7% 6.6%
FCF margin – 19.7% 21.7%
Operating cash flow margin 33.2% 20.3% 22.4%
Return on equity 4.1% -6.9% 6.0%
Return on assets – -4.7% 4.0%
Return on invested capital – -0.1% –
Return on capital employed – 0.0% 6.4%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.1x -1.2x 3.4x
Stock comp / revenue 10.8% 7.6% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCCCERTHSTM
Debt / assets – 20.8% –
Debt / equity – 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x –
Debt / FCF – 3.6x –
Liabilities / assets – 31.0% 31.6%
Equity / assets – 69.0% 68.4%
Interest coverage – 0.0x –
Current ratio 2.0x 2.6x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 2.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio – 1.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 2.62 4.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCCCERTHSTM
Dividend yield – – 0.4%
Net buyback yield – 4.4% 2.1%
Shareholder yield – 4.4% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 18.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 5.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 36.4%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCCCCERTHSTM
Forward P/E 16.3xFY2026 31.1xFY2026 47.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.47FY2026 $0.36FY2026 $0.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.6%FY2026 -18.2%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.4% +5.6% +25.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.13BFY2026 $399.14MFY2026 $344.53MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +2.4% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCCCERTHSTM
Held by institutions 100.0% 87.1% 75.8%
Institutions holding 354 239 219
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -0.4% +3.0%
Institutions buying 161 149 125
Institutions selling 161 65 61
Buyers to sellers 1.00 2.29 2.05

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CCCCERTHSTM
CCC 1.00 0.27 0.22
CERT 0.27 1.00 0.26
HSTM 0.22 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCC, CERT and HSTM?

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) $4.39B, Certara (CERT) $1.68B, Healthstream (HSTM) $984.17M.

Which stock is cheaper, CCC, CERT and HSTM?

Healthstream (HSTM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 58.9x, Certara (CERT) -24.6x, Healthstream (HSTM) 46.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) is cheapest (CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 16.3x, Certara (CERT) 31.1x, Healthstream (HSTM) 47.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) +11.1%, Certara (CERT) +3.8%, Healthstream (HSTM) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Healthstream (HSTM) has the highest net margin (Certara (CERT) -16.7%, Healthstream (HSTM) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Healthstream (HSTM) returned the most: CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) -14.8%, Certara (CERT) -3.3%, Healthstream (HSTM) +37.4%. Over five years, Healthstream (HSTM) compounded fastest (CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) -8.5%/yr, Certara (CERT) -23.0%/yr, Healthstream (HSTM) +4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 0.00%, Certara (CERT) 0.00%, Healthstream (HSTM) 0.00%. CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) and Certara (CERT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Healthstream (HSTM) has been the steadiest (CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 55.7%, Certara (CERT) 61.3%, Healthstream (HSTM) 31.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCC, CERT and HSTM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Healthstream (HSTM) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.