IAC (IAC) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FSS or IAC?

91.9% of Federal Signal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of IAC shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Federal Signal shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of IAC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FSS or IAC?

IAC received 743 more outperform votes than Federal Signal when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.12% of users gave IAC an outperform vote while only 58.40% of users gave Federal Signal an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Federal Signal	Outperform Votes 306 58.40%	Underperform Votes 218 41.60%
IAC	Outperform Votes 1049 71.12%	Underperform Votes 426 28.88%

Which has better earnings & valuation, FSS or IAC?

Federal Signal has higher earnings, but lower revenue than IAC. IAC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Federal Signal, 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
Federal Signal	$1.43B	3.07	$120.40M	$2.39	30.30
IAC	$5.24B	0.75	-$1.17B	-$1.24	-39.57

Which has more volatility & risk, FSS or IAC?

Federal Signal has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IAC has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FSS or IAC more profitable?

Federal Signal has a net margin of 8.74% compared to Federal Signal's net margin of -1.39%. IAC's return on equity of 16.35% beat Federal Signal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Federal Signal	8.74%	16.35%	9.22%
IAC	-1.39%	-3.46%	-2.22%

Does the media refer more to FSS or IAC?

In the previous week, IAC had 2 more articles in the media than Federal Signal. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for IAC and 3 mentions for Federal Signal. IAC's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Federal Signal's score of 0.37 indicating that Federal Signal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Federal Signal	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IAC	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate FSS or IAC?

Federal Signal presently has a consensus target price of $63.67, suggesting a potential downside of 12.07%. IAC has a consensus target price of $78.00, suggesting a potential upside of 58.96%. Given Federal Signal's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IAC is more favorable than Federal Signal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Federal Signal	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
IAC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Summary

Federal Signal beats IAC on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.