IAS vs. SAIC, FROG, BOX, PONY, BILL, FRSH, GRND, INTA, PYCR, and TENB
Should you be buying Integral Ad Science stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Integral Ad Science include Science Applications International (SAIC), JFrog (FROG), BOX (BOX), Pony AI (PONY), BILL (BILL), Freshworks (FRSH), Grindr (GRND), Intapp (INTA), Paycor HCM (PYCR), and Tenable (TENB). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Integral Ad Science vs. Its Competitors
Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) and Science Applications International (NYSE:SAIC) are both computer software companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
Science Applications International has higher revenue and earnings than Integral Ad Science. Science Applications International 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.
95.8% of Integral Ad Science shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.0% of Science Applications International shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Integral Ad Science shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Science Applications International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Integral Ad Science currently has a consensus price target of $13.55, suggesting a potential upside of 61.69%. Science Applications International has a consensus price target of $124.73, suggesting a potential upside of 6.11%. Given Integral Ad Science's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Integral Ad Science is more favorable than Science Applications International.
Integral Ad Science has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Science Applications International has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Science Applications International had 4 more articles in the media than Integral Ad Science. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Science Applications International and 0 mentions for Integral Ad Science. Science Applications International's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Integral Ad Science's score of 0.00 indicating that Science Applications International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Integral Ad Science has a net margin of 8.56% compared to Science Applications International's net margin of 4.11%. Science Applications International's return on equity of 24.18% beat Integral Ad Science's return on equity.
Summary
Integral Ad Science beats Science Applications International on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:IAS) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff