IAC (IAC) Competitors

IAC (NASDAQ:IAC) and Doximity (NASDAQ:DOCS) are both computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is IAC or DOCS more profitable?

Doximity has a net margin of 36.60% compared to IAC's net margin of -23.25%. Doximity's return on equity of 21.75% beat IAC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IAC	-23.25%	-11.11%	-7.30%
Doximity	36.60%	21.75%	18.64%

Do analysts rate IAC or DOCS?

IAC currently has a consensus target price of $54.08, suggesting a potential upside of 37.32%. Doximity has a consensus target price of $63.11, suggesting a potential upside of 6.38%. Given IAC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IAC is more favorable than Doximity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IAC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Doximity	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59

Which has better earnings & valuation, IAC or DOCS?

Doximity has lower revenue, but higher earnings than IAC. IAC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Doximity, 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
IAC	$3.81B	0.77	-$539.90M	-$9.67	-4.07
Doximity	$570.40M	19.53	$147.58M	$1.11	53.44

Does the media refer more to IAC or DOCS?

In the previous week, Doximity had 6 more articles in the media than IAC. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Doximity and 7 mentions for IAC. Doximity's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat IAC's score of 0.67 indicating that Doximity is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IAC	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Doximity	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IAC or DOCS?

88.9% of IAC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of Doximity shares are held by institutional investors. 16.1% of IAC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 37.4% of Doximity 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, IAC or DOCS?

IAC has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Doximity has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Doximity beats IAC on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.