Advantage Solutions (ADV) Competitors

Advantage Solutions (NASDAQ:ADV) and Ibotta (NYSE:IBTA) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and dividends.

Does the media refer more to ADV or IBTA?

In the previous week, Ibotta had 44 more articles in the media than Advantage Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Ibotta and 4 mentions for Advantage Solutions. Advantage Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Ibotta's score of 0.14 indicating that Advantage Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Advantage Solutions	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ibotta	4 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	25 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ADV or IBTA?

49.8% of Advantage Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Advantage Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of Ibotta shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ADV or IBTA?

Ibotta has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Advantage Solutions. Advantage Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ibotta, 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
Advantage Solutions	$3.53B	0.11	-$63.26M	-$1.16	-1.08
Ibotta	$367.25M	4.67	$45.91M	$1.48	37.34

Do analysts rate ADV or IBTA?

Advantage Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $2.25, indicating a potential upside of 80.00%. Ibotta has a consensus price target of $61.60, indicating a potential upside of 11.45%. Given Advantage Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Advantage Solutions is more favorable than Ibotta.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advantage Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ibotta	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ADV or IBTA?

Advantage Solutions received 6 more outperform votes than Ibotta when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 85.71% of users gave Ibotta an outperform vote while only 30.77% of users gave Advantage Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Advantage Solutions	Outperform Votes 12 30.77%	Underperform Votes 27 69.23%
Ibotta	Outperform Votes 6 85.71%	Underperform Votes 1 14.29%

Is ADV or IBTA more profitable?

Ibotta has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Advantage Solutions' net margin of -3.32%. Ibotta's return on equity of 0.00% beat Advantage Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advantage Solutions	-3.32%	-7.58%	-2.17%
Ibotta	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Ibotta beats Advantage Solutions on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.