IAC (IAC) Competitors

IAC (NASDAQ:IAC) and Doximity (NASDAQ:DOCS) are both mid-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend IAC or DOCS?

IAC presently has a consensus price target of $55.38, indicating a potential upside of 49.53%. Doximity has a consensus price target of $62.89, indicating a potential upside of 18.64%. Given IAC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 37.4% of Doximity shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, IAC or DOCS?

IAC has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Doximity has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IAC or DOCS more profitable?

Doximity has a net margin of 36.60% compared to IAC's net margin of -14.18%. Doximity's return on equity of 21.75% beat IAC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IAC	-14.18%	-7.98%	-5.24%
Doximity	36.60%	21.75%	18.64%

Does the media favor IAC or DOCS?

In the previous week, Doximity had 40 more articles in the media than IAC. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Doximity and 17 mentions for IAC. IAC's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Doximity's score of 0.54 indicating that IAC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IAC	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Doximity	20 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger 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	$3.75B	0.73	-$539.90M	-$9.67	-3.83
Doximity	$570.40M	17.35	$147.58M	$1.11	47.76

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IAC or DOCS?

IAC received 1020 more outperform votes than Doximity when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.55% of users gave IAC an outperform vote while only 40.35% of users gave Doximity an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IAC	Outperform Votes 1089 71.55%	Underperform Votes 433 28.45%
Doximity	Outperform Votes 69 40.35%	Underperform Votes 102 59.65%

Summary

Doximity beats IAC on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.