Integral Ad Science (IAS) Competitors

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) and Paycor HCM (NASDAQ:PYCR) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Does the media prefer IAS or PYCR?

In the previous week, Integral Ad Science had 1 more articles in the media than Paycor HCM. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Integral Ad Science and 2 mentions for Paycor HCM. Paycor HCM's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Integral Ad Science's score of 0.34 indicating that Paycor HCM is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Integral Ad Science	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Paycor HCM	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IAS or PYCR?

95.8% of Integral Ad Science shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of Paycor HCM shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Integral Ad Science shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Paycor HCM shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, IAS or PYCR?

Integral Ad Science has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paycor HCM has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IAS or PYCR more profitable?

Integral Ad Science has a net margin of 6.39% compared to Paycor HCM's net margin of -3.06%. Paycor HCM's return on equity of 4.28% beat Integral Ad Science's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Integral Ad Science	6.39%	3.47%	2.83%
Paycor HCM	-3.06%	4.28%	2.06%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IAS or PYCR?

Integral Ad Science received 7 more outperform votes than Paycor HCM when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.98% of users gave Integral Ad Science an outperform vote while only 33.83% of users gave Paycor HCM an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Integral Ad Science	Outperform Votes 52 50.98%	Underperform Votes 50 49.02%
Paycor HCM	Outperform Votes 45 33.83%	Underperform Votes 88 66.17%

Do analysts recommend IAS or PYCR?

Integral Ad Science currently has a consensus price target of $13.55, indicating a potential upside of 91.65%. Paycor HCM has a consensus price target of $21.53, indicating a potential downside of 4.26%. Given Integral Ad Science's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Integral Ad Science is more favorable than Paycor HCM.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Integral Ad Science	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Paycor HCM	1 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.05

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, IAS or PYCR?

Integral Ad Science has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Paycor HCM. Paycor HCM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Integral Ad Science, 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
Integral Ad Science	$530.10M	2.18	$7.24M	$0.23	30.74
Paycor HCM	$699.73M	5.84	-$58.94M	-$0.12	-187.42

Summary

Integral Ad Science beats Paycor HCM on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.