Indivior (INDV) Competitors

Indivior (LON:INDV) and Ithaca Energy (LON:ITH) are both pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate INDV or ITH?

Indivior presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,650, indicating a potential upside of 33.28%. Given Indivior's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Indivior is more favorable than Ithaca Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Indivior	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ithaca Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, INDV or ITH?

Ithaca Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Indivior. Indivior is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ithaca Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Indivior	£1.40B	1.38	-£2.36M	-£1.21	-1,026.48
Ithaca Energy	£3.55B	0.98	£230.29M	£8.76	19.16

Is INDV or ITH more profitable?

Ithaca Energy has a net margin of 6.48% compared to Indivior's net margin of -0.17%. Ithaca Energy's return on equity of 4.55% beat Indivior's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Indivior	-0.17%	-0.77%	2.37%
Ithaca Energy	6.48%	4.55%	0.18%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of INDV or ITH?

86.0% of Indivior shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Ithaca Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Indivior shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 89.6% of Ithaca Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer INDV or ITH?

In the previous week, Indivior and Indivior both had 2 articles in the media. Indivior's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Ithaca Energy's score of 0.38 indicating that Indivior is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Indivior	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ithaca Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is INDV or ITH a better dividend stock?

Indivior pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Ithaca Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.7%. Indivior pays out -1,243.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ithaca Energy pays out 319.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Indivior and Ithaca Energy tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.