INOV vs. FIVN, CLVT, STNE, PEGA, DXC, BILI, ATHM, RNG, EVTC, and CARG
Should you be buying Inovalon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Inovalon include Five9 (FIVN), Clarivate (CLVT), StoneCo (STNE), Pegasystems (PEGA), DXC Technology (DXC), Bilibili (BILI), Autohome (ATHM), RingCentral (RNG), EVERTEC (EVTC), and CarGurus (CARG).
Inovalon (NASDAQ:INOV) and Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Five9 received 224 more outperform votes than Inovalon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.75% of users gave Five9 an outperform vote while only 52.89% of users gave Inovalon an outperform vote.
Inovalon has a net margin of 6.73% compared to Five9's net margin of -8.98%. Inovalon's return on equity of 10.97% beat Five9's return on equity.
Five9 has a consensus target price of $85.47, indicating a potential upside of 50.66%. Given Five9's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Five9 is more favorable than Inovalon.
In the previous week, Five9 had 13 more articles in the media than Inovalon. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Five9 and 1 mentions for Inovalon. Five9's average media sentiment score of 0.11 beat Inovalon's score of 0.00 indicating that Five9 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
33.2% of Inovalon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of Five9 shares are held by institutional investors. 49.8% of Inovalon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Five9 shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Inovalon has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Five9. Five9 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inovalon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Inovalon has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Five9 has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Five9 beats Inovalon on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Inovalon News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for INOV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding INOV and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip ChartThis chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Skip Chart
Inovalon Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools